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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee he believes in judicial independence. Members questioned him on topics including abortion rights, executive power and guns.

David Greene talks to Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer, who describes how online alt-tech sites like Gab help push conspiracy theories and alt-right ideologies from the fringes into the mainstream.

President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to the widow of Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, only the 19th airman to receive the medal and the first since Vietnam. Chapman was killed in 2002 in Afghanistan while attempting to rescue a Navy SEAL.

Houston is reeling after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds knocked out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses and causing widespread damage. Four people were killed.

China on Wednesday announced a retaliatory tariff on all U.S. imports, bringing the total tariff level to 84%. The measures are a response to President Trump's latest round of tariffs, which went into effect overnight.

Greece's new prime minister gave his first speech to Parliament Sunday. His nation was eager to hear his plans to revive the country's ravaged economy while also ending unpopular austerity measures.

A decade ago, a new ant showed up in NYC. Now, it's everywhere in the city and is spreading at a rate of about a mile a year. Scientists are trying to understand why this ant has been so successful.

Farmers are often "land rich, cash poor." Those who need nursing home care might have to sell or break up their farm to pay for it. This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Actor Terry Crews answers a Wild Card question about a time he experienced awe. He says as a Black kid growing up in struggling Flint, Mich., he never thought his life would be this good.

A scientist tried to stand up for the truth during a pandemic when political rhetoric and conspiracies were clouding everyone's world.

Donald Trump has reached the magic number of 1,237 delegates, according to The Associated Press, making him the presumptive Republican nominee for president.

January is a big time for drugmakers to hike prices. This year saw higher prices for 575 medications so far, including Ozempic, drugs for HIV, cancer and many others.

During his political career, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has focused his attacks on countries with communist governments and improving relationships with Latin America.

The number of people burdened by high housing costs has hit another record high. Both renters and homeowners are struggling as prices have spiked in recent years.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency claims to have saved billions of dollars. It has cut costs in some places, but in other areas it has exaggerated its success. What is the future of Musk and DOGE in the Trump orbit?

Chinese electric car sales to Latin America are booming, especially in Brazil. And China is also building EVs there, investing nearly a billion dollars at one car plant. But there have been troubles.

In 2021, revelations about sexual misconduct and racism roiled the NWSL and sparked investigations. Now, the women's soccer league will set aside $5 million for victims and implement other reforms.

The U.S. resumed Ukraine military aid and intelligence sharing after Kyiv agreed to a 30-day ceasefire. Now, a U.S. delegation is heading to Moscow for talks, hoping they accept terms of the proposal.

President Trump says the U.S. will add another 50% tariff to Chinese imports, making collective tariffs over 100% on the Asian country's imports. What does this mean for U.S.-Chinese relations and the international trading order?

"I don't know how to process this," the 19-year-old from Clovis, Calif., said after becoming the first American women's figure skating world champion in nearly two decades.

President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imported goods, which were higher and broader than many expected. The new import taxes are expected to raise prices and slow growth in the U.S., while pushing many other countries into recession.

John Horne talked about the value of training college students in hospitality and management as well as having those students get jobs locally after graduation.

The use of civilian software to discuss sensitive military and government matters came to light after a journalist from The Atlantic magazine said he was mistakenly added to a group chat on Signal.

Almost 40 years after a Jamaican bobsled team charmed Olympic viewers, the country's program is climbing the ranks and prompting hopes of winning Jamaica's first winter Olympic medal.

With mass layoffs across the tech and media industries, some employees are losing their jobs while they're on paid leave, making an unfortunate situation even more difficult.