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President Bush still has two years left in his term, but author Mark Updegrove says what he does after leaving the Oval Office may be just as important to his legacy. In Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House, Updegrove explores what U.S. presidents do after leading the free world.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Miles Herszenhorn, managing editor of The Harvard Crimson, about the reaction on campus to Claudine Gay's resignation as president.

Trump dismissed the brutal killing of a journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. He told off a female reporter by calling her a "piggy."

Nigeria's incumbent president has won a second term as leader of Africa's most populous nation. The main opposition candidate says he'll be challenging the results in court.

Tens of thousands of South Africans took to the streets Wednesday to demand the president's resignation. Recent scandals as well as a controversial cabinet reshuffle have fueled concerns about ongoing corruption and mismanagement.

The announcement Tuesday that Harvard University President Lawrence Summers is resigning points to the difficulties of running a high-profile university, and the need to balance many constituencies: alumni, governing board, faculty and students.

In Kenya, the sitting president and the runner-up held their first talks since the disputed Dec. 27 presidential election. Both men, along with mediator Kofi Annan, emerged from the meeting shaking hands and promising to work toward peace. But within hours, the opposition accused President Mwai Kibaki of being insincere.

With less than a month before the Democratic National Convention, she’ll have to make her decision quickly.

The first president of NPR has died at the age of 84. Don Quayle had a long career in public broadcasting, both in television and radio. Susan Stamberg reflects on his impact on NPR and her career.

A sitting president has never lost a presidential bid in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. Partial results showed Goodluck Jonathan trailing Muhammadu Buhari by close to 3 million votes.