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Players who headed a lot of balls — an average of 124 in two weeks — were three times more likely to get a concussion compared to soccer players who rarely headed.

With Concussion Risk In Soccer, Headers May Kick It Up A Notch

While a large number of the concussions in soccer come from players knocking skulls, heading the ball poses its own threat, a study finds.

BET Continues To Redefine Brand With Nelson Mandela Miniseries

The new BET miniseries, Madiba, starring Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Mandela, premieres Wednesday night. BET says the show is at the heart of their Black History Month programming. The show is also part of the latest attempt to redefine the BET brand with high quality scripted shows.

Moon Express Reaches Finals In Google Lunar Xprize Competition

The Silicon Valley company, Moon Express, is now a finalist in the $30 million Google Lunar Xprize competition. The company will attempt to place a spacecraft on the moon that could travel on its surface and transmit high definition images. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Naveen Jain, one of the founders of Moon Express, about the competition and the future of private space exploration and research.

Native Americans Struggle To Find Housing While Facing Discrimination

A severe lack of housing on reservations forces many Native Americans to find rentals in nearby towns. But they still struggle to find places to live because of what they say is racial discrimination.

British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing St. on Wednesday. British MPs approved the first stage of a bill empowering her to start pulling the U.K. out of the European Union.

U.K. Lawmakers Pave The Way For May To Commence Brexit

By a large majority Wednesday, the British House of Commons gave Prime Minister Theresa May the authority to begin talks to leave the EU. It's not the last vote, but it may be the most important.

President Trump's company has lost a lawsuit filed by members of a golf club and must refund them nearly $6 million. They said the business cancelled memberships but kept the fees.

Trump's Company Loses Lawsuit Filed By Golf Club Members

The president's business canceled memberships in the National Jupiter Golf Club, but kept the fees. A federal court has ruled the company must refund nearly $6 million.

Under the old rules, the CDC's authority was primarily limited to detaining travelers entering the U.S. or crossing state lines. With the new rules, the CDC would be able to detain people anywhere in the country, without getting approval from state and local officials.

CDC Seeks Controversial New Quarantine Powers To Stop Outbreaks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants more flexibility in deciding whom to quarantine and why. But critics say the changes the agency has proposed raise civil liberties questions.

Former Soviet Republics Monitor Trump's Evolving Foreign Policy

Post-Soviet republics are curious about what a Trump White House and a Tillerson State Department will mean for them. Some see the recent spike in fighting in Ukraine through a big geopolitical lens.

Protestors watch a bonfire on Sproul Plaza during a rally against the scheduled appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California at Berkeley Wednesday.

Breitbart Editor's Event Canceled As Protests Turn Violent At UC Berkeley

Protesters smashed windows and started a bonfire during a demonstration against an appearance by the far-right, self-described provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor with Breitbart News.

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch faces members of the media while meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in his Senate office.

Trump's Supreme Court Pick Is A Disciple Of Scalia's 'Originalist' Crusade

Judge Neil Gorsuch was friends with the late justice and subscribed to the judicial philosophy of "originalism" he popularized. So what is it, exactly? The doctrine has plenty of critics.

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