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The fact it was hoodwinked into sisterhood with a fictional city means that Newark, N.J., is more trusting and innocent than one would think.

On the Democratic side, it's all but done. The former secretary of state now has 90 percent of the delegates needed to be the nominee. For the GOP, Trump is now the only one who can win a majority.

The drummer, singer and producer gives a virtuosic display of musicianship, lyricism and artistic innovation at the Tiny Desk.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to recommend that the full chamber confirm President Trump's choice to take over the leadership of the Justice Department.

Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis signed the bill Monday during a private ceremony after the Legislature passed it Thursday. It will allow anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida to carry one without a permit.

It was an incredibly tight race between Hobbs, the current secretary of state in Arizona, and Lake, who spent 22 years at a local Fox affiliate and was backed by former President Donald Trump.

UBS will buy rival Credit Suisse for more than $3 billion in a deal brokered by Swiss officials to try and prevent a banking crisis.

By a 49%-42% margin, Americans disapprove of how President Trump has handled the crisis with Iran, reflecting the number of people who disapprove of the job he's doing overall.

NPR's Scott Simon looks at just how prevalent guns have become in American society, compared to smartphones and cars.

Gigi Sohn, President Biden's pick for one of the seats on the Federal Communications Commission, has withdrawn her nomination after more than two years of being stalled.

The Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to increase interest rates means consumers will pay more for new- and used-car loans.

The pilot program has gained national and international attention.

The Government Accountability Office identified states and territories most susceptible to tsunamis and evaluated federal, state and local preparedness in a report released this week.

The needs across the 11 counties of the Big Bend are varied and complex.

Sex, smuggling, cigarettes and murder. Now we're talking opera. Georges Bizet's popular Carmen is an opera-goer's guilty pleasure, with plenty of great tunes. Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, still early in her career, stars in a production from La Scala, in Milan.

The board approved changes to a rule to help carry out a controversial new law that expanded a prohibition on instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.

The Canadian singer covers the Chess Records catalog, from Chuck Berry to Etta James, on her debut album.

Colleagues with a Latino civil rights organization spent three weeks calling in English and Spanish. They found Spanish speakers waited 2½ hours compared to 36 minutes for English speakers.

Maher posted on X that he won't have any written segments. But since Maher is himself a writer, it will be difficult for the show to go ahead "without a violation of WGA strike rules," says the Guild.

President Bush urges the U.N. General Assembly to support "the forces of moderation in the Middle East." Addressing the Iranian people, he said its rulers are the greatest obstacles to Iran's progress. Hours later, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his policies.

At the Fairmont hotel in Washington, honeybees outnumber humans. Chefs plan to use their rooftop harvest to make desserts that deliver a direct hit of honey, like "honey caviar."

In Guatemala, bus drivers are being gunned down at an alarming rate. The hazardous situation on Guatemala's buses is a result of a confluence of corruption, crime and poverty. The Guatemalan government pays millions of dollars a year in subsidies to bus owners, yet the battered vehicles on the streets are mostly old school buses from the United States.

In Louisiana the Republican and Democratic primaries are closed, which means independents can't vote in them. With the number of registered independents in the state climbing in recent years, that means voter turnout on Saturday was suppressed.

Ethan Hawke's film, based on his own semi- autobiographical novel, centers on a young actor and a beautiful singer; when they break up, he flees to his Texas homeland.

Richard Shryock, is chairman of Virginia Tech's Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. He reflects on the impact of Monday's attacks, including the deaths of instructors Jamie Bishop and Jocelyne Couture.