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The avocados on the right are Hass, America's favorite variety of the green fruit. At left are GEM avocados, the great-granddaughter of the Hass. GEM avocados grow well in California's Central Valley and, in taste tests, they scored better than the Hass in terms of eating quality.

California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round

Americans ate 2 billion pounds of avocados last year; many came from Mexico. That's because avocados grow year-round in Mexico's climate, but not California's. Researchers are working to change that.

Expected Executive Actions On Climate Change Policies Aim To Ensure Focus On Energy Independence

President Trump will sign executive actions Tuesday that aim to roll back a sweeping set of climate policies put in place by the Obama administration. A moratorium on new coal leases on public lands, a rule designed to address methane emissions from oil and gas operations and the Clean Power Plan, will all get a review.

A wall in Tartus is covered in posters commemorating the lives of men who died fighting on Assad's side. Graffiti on the wall says, "Tartus doesn't die."

In A Pro-Assad Stronghold, Security Comes At A Heavy Price

The city is known as "Mother of the Martyrs" due to its high number of pro-regime fighters who've died in the years of war. Most who live here are Alawite Muslims, as is President Bashar Assad.

Five lots of white truffles on display entice bidders in both Philadelphia and Italy.

A $112,000 White Truffle?! At Auction, Philly Embraces Fungi Mania

A bidding war was sparked between the United States and Italy over a 2.5-pound truffle, but the winner might have been the city of Philadelphia, which is trying to shine as a gourmet food town.

President Trump hosts Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 10. North Korea tested a missile during Abe's visit last weekend, one of several provocative actions by U.S. rivals during the first month of Trump's presidency.

U.S. Rivals Test Trump, And So Far The Response Is Restrained

Iran and North Korea have fired off missiles. A Russian spy ship floats off the U.S. coast. To date, President Trump's reaction has been very much from the traditional foreign policy playbook.

With New York's Primary Over, Candidates Focus On Tuesday's Contests

The presidential race heads next to Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Those states vote on Tuesday, and look favorable to front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

NPR correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton shares breakfast with Anthony Bourdain at Marché Kermel in Dakar, Senegal.

Q&A: Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's Breakfast With Anthony Bourdain

Yes, he is intense. He has a lot of tattoos. And he absolutely loves Senegal.

Everytable sells healthful food in low-income neighborhoods like South Los Angeles at prices competitive with fast food. The restaurant's outlets will have different pricing structures depending on the neighborhood.

One Restaurant's Recipe For Social Good: Same Meals, Different Prices

The founders of Everytable in LA have created identical grab-and-go restaurants full of healthful food options, but with different pricing structures depending on the communities they serve.

'The Founder' Follows Salesman's Genius Idea To Franchise McDonald's

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with screenwriter Robert Siegel about writing the screenplay for The Founder, which follows McDonald's chain founder Ray Kroc.

A Syrian refugee boy plays outside his family's tent in a Syrian refugee camp in the town of Zahrani, Lebanon, in December. Some 1 million Syrians live in Lebanon as refugees, according to the U.N.

FACT CHECK: Trump's Tweets On Christians, ISIS And Vetting Miss The Bigger Picture

A day after criticism and chaos for some caused by his executive order temporarily banning Muslims from seven countries, the president took to Twitter Sunday morning to defend himself.

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