March is National Noodle Month! Pat Lipsiea and Gabby Metzger from West Fargo's Ziti's Italian American Restaurant join Prairie Plates to talk about pasta dishes and more. Business is booming at their location in The Lights, and they've recently announced a planned expansion.

Two American arms package sales to Taiwan have been delayed as President Trump prepares to visit China, raising questions about the United States' commitment to Taiwan.

Six months after massive youth-led protests that ousted a prime minister, voters in Nepal are headed to the polls on Thursday.

The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has expanded to the Indian Ocean, as a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters.

A court in Japan has ordered the Unification Church's local arm dissolved, after it bilked followers for decades. Ties between the church and Japan's ruling party became a political scandal.

President Trump's controversial nominee to lead the nation's largest public lands agency faces an initial confirmation vote Wednesday as Democrats point to his past support to sell federal lands.

Voters went to the polls Tuesday in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. The results could help determine control of Congress and how people feel about Democratic and Republican party leadership.

Democrats in the Senate were facing an uphill climb Wednesday in their push to restrain President Trump's ability to wage war against Iran.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Susan Glasser, who writes the "Letters from Trump's Washington" column in The New Yorker, about the war on Iran and how its early days differ from historical norms.

The Trump administration is holding back Medicaid funds to Minnesota, citing fraud. But experts point out Minnesota's fraud rates are far lower than the national average in Medicaid.