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The city of San Francisco has a new mayor, London Breed. Breed is the first African-American woman to fill the spot left vacant by the death of Ed Lee.

It speaks volumes about the purpose and meaning of the first visit to Myanmar by an American secretary of state in more than five decades. Aung San Suu Kyi is a living symbol of the struggle there for human rights and democracy.

Mexico says it is now the world's largest exporter of fresh mangoes. India still holds the No. 1 position in overall mango production. One out of every 20 mangoes consumed in the world now comes from Mexico.

NBC announced Wednesday that Jimmy Fallon will take over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno next spring. But NBC has a raft of other problems including a rocky ride in prime time. Plus, it fell from first place last fall to fifth in February — behind not just the other broadcast networks but the Spanish language Univision.

Lyle Lovett, Hayes Carll, Patty Griffin and more pay tribute to Clark on a new double album.

NPR's Scott Simon talks about a cricket-match scam in an Indian village. Russian gamblers were duped. The scam is now under investigation.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence told NPR it will work with the Justice Department to review the documents removed from former President Trump's Florida home.

In Wednesday's response, Trump's attorneys downplayed the Justice Department's concerns about classified material found at his Florida home, saying in the filing that there was no "cause for alarm."

The Australian singer-songwriter, whose career began in high school with the band Noise Addict, has a new album all about the strange language of dreams.

Van Zandt's songs of loners, lovers and misfits made a deep impression on Earle, so much so that he's made a new album of covers. Earle tells Melissa Block about Townes, a tribute to his friend and musical mentor.