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A soccer ball covered with flags is painted on a wall in the township of Khayelitsha, South Africa. The image of South Africa's 2010 World Cup has been shattered by allegations that its bid over a decade ago was boosted by bribes of more than $10 million to secure FIFA votes — allegations FIFA addressed in Wednesday's request for restitution.

FIFA Says It Was Victim To Its Leaders, Asks For Millions In Restitution

The top soccer organization argues that a group of leaders facing trial in the U.S. has cost it millions in financial losses and damage to its reputation.

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning announces his retirement from the NFL on Monday in Colorado.

An Emotional Peyton Manning Says Goodbye To Football

The future Hall of Fame quarterback retires after 18 seasons in the NFL, two Super Bowl rings and a string of superlatives.

Wish Our Correspondent Luck; She's In A Rio Samba Parade

The highlight of Brazil's Carnival are the Samba parades, where 12 teams — called schools — compete for the top prize in Rio de Janeiro Monday night.

The polls are open in New Hampshire. A voter marks his ballot in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary Tuesday.

4 Things The New Hampshire Primary Will Tell Us

Did Rubio do serious damage during Saturday's debate? Does Trump need a better ground game? Will Sanders ride a huge win into other states? And how many more Republicans will leave the race?

The Week In Sports

A review of the week in sports, including an update on the Golden State Warriors, baseball's reawakening, and a football player's retirement announcement... on horseback.

Scott Vener is the music supervisor for <em>How to Make It in America</em>. The season finale airs Sunday night on HBO.

The Music Man Behind 'Entourage' Shares His Secret

HBO's How to Make It in America airs its season finale Sunday, and if you listen close, you'll see what sets music supervisor Scott Vener apart. He got his start on the hit series Entourage, but says the credit for finding new hit music shouldn't go to him.

NPR Promotes Two Executives To Key Posts

Kinsey Wilson, an NPR senior vice president and general manager of NPR Digital Media, is becoming executive vice president and chief content officer. Margaret Low Smith, who has been acting senior vice president for news, is continuing in that role.

Students hoping for a repeal of California's ban on affirmative action in college admissions protest outside of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Feb. 13. The Supreme Court will decide an affirmative action case next fall that could affect college admissions policies across the country.

Case Renews Focus On Race In College Admissions

The Supreme Court will take up the issue of racial preferences in college admissions next fall, and some fear the decision will leave universities with fewer options for increasing diversity on campus. Others say affirmative action is a crutch that is long past due for replacement.

Snowe Retirement Launches Political Feeding Frenzy

There was a political scramble in Maine after Tuesday's surprise retirement announcement from Olympia Snowe, one of the state's two Republican senators.

Robert Khuzami (right), director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Enforcement Division, announces that the SEC is charging six former top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with securities fraud on Friday.

SEC: Mortgage Execs Took Pains To Hide Risky Loans

In fraud charges filed Friday, the agency accused six former top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of lying about the number of subprime loans on their books. The SEC said the executives knew what was happening and even encouraged the deception.

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