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Attorneys for the state object to the request citing security risks and operational disruptions of a judge visiting the facility.

After a decade of development, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a beautiful but befuddling game full of misguided design decisions and annoying sidekicks.

President Trump's White House ballroom plan had its first hearing in front of a planning commission Thursday. The latest details on the controversial project.

Palestinians in Gaza are slowly bringing back Christmas celebrations after more than two years of war. The Holy Family Church in Gaza City gathered this week to decorate the church.

When Karen Muller's father passed away, she was overwhelmed by the prospect of clearing out her parents' home. Then a family friend stepped in.

The Roskamp Institute will be at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation to draft 400 volunteers for a study on why some of those exposed to red tide end up in distress.

The move comes after a federal judge wrote in a court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end."

A Seattle widow's one-stop estate planning advice blog was inspired by her own paperwork frustrations after her husband's death. Chanel Reynolds offers a checklist of documents to prepare, a will template and a list of details to write down, like passwords to online accounts.

For only the second time ever, the Securities and Exchange Commission is charging a state with fraud, for allegedly misleading investors about the health of its pension funds. The SEC says the state of Illinois did not properly inform investors that its pension funds were significantly underfunded when selling bonds from 2005 to 2009. This is the latest fiscal black eye for a state with a pension shortfall approaching a whopping $100 billion. The state has agreed to settle the charges.

Gaza's key border crossing with Egypt opened briefly for the first time in a year. Only a handful Palestinians were able to leave, but it's an important step in an undertaking to rebuild Gaza.

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

Taco Bell announced this week the return of the Mexican Pizza to its menu, and fans are happy.

Although a cold front swept through, it was not nearly enough to be brief. Severe and extreme drought worsens.

That change takes place July 1, seven months after Aetna’s Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO also dropped Moffitt, the region's only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.

An annual meeting of the nation's governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events.

The Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research estimates the elimination would result in a combined $18.3 billion annual loss in revenue for local governments.

A growing number of Democrats are embracing calls to "abolish ICE," but not everyone in the party sees it as a winning message.

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York held his first town hall of the year Sunday, but he faced jeers, insults and questions about the recent events in Minneapolis and ICE tactics.

Russia blamed Israel after Syria downed a Russian reconnaissance plane, killing 15 people. Israel expressed condolences for those killed but in turn blamed Iran and Hezbollah guerrillas.

A pair of wildfires broke out late Sunday near Alligator Alley in the Florida Everglades. One of the fires grew from five to 10,000 acres Monday afternoon just north of Alligator Alley in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Ochopee as firefighters attacked the blaze on the ground and from the air.

Noem will be in charge of executing one of President Trump's biggest priorities in his second term: cracking down on immigration.

Months after NPR reported on the Pentagon's efforts to sever ties with Scouting America, efforts to maintain the partnership have new momentum

Royal Caribbean plans to build a massive water park private destination in Mahahual, a small town on Mexico's coast, cbut the project has been halted amid legal and environmental concerns.

Not sure what to read? NPR's Susan Stamberg asked three booksellers to share their top five picks for the books you shouldn't miss — tales of con artists, grade-school spies, refugees and ranchers.