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Voting-rights groups urged an appeals court to reject an attempt by the state House and Senate to shield lawmakers and legislative staff members from testifying in redistricting lawsuits.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed legislation that erases most references to climate change from state law. The new law takes effect July 1.

Amateur composer Fred Faulkner said all three of his children are coming to town to hear the performance Sunday.

The French overseas territory of New Caledonia has returned to a relative calm after last week's rioting killed at least six people, and exacted a billion dollars in damage to property and businesses.

A London barrister in Henry VIII's England finds himself investigating a murder in a monastery. Hulu's new four-part series, based on C.J. Sansom's 2003 novel, feels strikingly contemporary.

The strike comes as aid groups are desperately trying to find more ways to deliver food and other assistance to Gaza amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

White House officials appear to be trying to hold an event that will both reflect the somber mood in the Muslim community because of the war and also curb the possibility of protests.

The U.S. and tribal governments make progress against contaminated coal mine runoff from British Columbia, which has been polluting Montana and Idaho for years.

The UN is recruiting the heads of major clans in Gaza to secure food aid to a starving population. The role these families could play now could also lay the ground for who runs Gaza after the war.

Seizing on a comment by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee has ratcheted up a request for information about the finances of Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

As packaging waste piles up by the tons, some Minnesota lawmakers press to make companies ensure their materials are recyclable.

Among the possible reasons are the costs associated with burials and the ability to find next of kin.

Several gunmen wearing camouflage burst into a concert venue and opened fire. A fire broke out and some were trapped inside. Eleven people have been detained, Russian officials said.

Florida belonged to the Electronic Voter Registration System, known as ERIC — but left last year, joining a small group of other deep red states

It's a big win for cooks, cashiers and other fast-food employees, among the least paid in the workforce. Restaurant owners and franchisees warn of higher prices and cuts to workers' hours.

While the winners of Michigan's Democratic and Republican primaries are not expected to be a surprise, the outcome can provide insights to candidate strength in a key battleground state.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with soccer podcaster and writer Musa Okwonga about the remarkable season Bayer Leverkusen is having in the German soccer league.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Toussaint Egan about the death of Akira Toriyama, famed creator of the Dragon Ball franchise, and the impact he had on manga and anime.

This year's Academy Awards ceremony is shaping up to be one of the most audience-friendly, well-rounded Oscar nights in a long time. Still, a critic can dream.

As the number of wind and solar farms grow, officials in some Midwest states are taking steps to counter local opposition to the projects,

The Scottish Parliament is expected to demand a second referendum on independence from the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Supporters want the vote to be in 2019 or 2020, just as Brexit negotiations are due to reach their final stage.

President Trump welcomes his Turkish counterpart to the White House despite a bipartisan congressional push to cut arms sales to Ankara.

Norfolk Southern agrees to a $600 million settlement of a class lawsuit related to its fiery train derailment that occurred in Eastern Ohio just over a year ago.

Pro-Palestinian student groups named in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's order to public universities and colleges to revise free speech policies to address antisemitism say they're being singled out.

Chicago's mayor says there must be honesty and integrity in government. Activists and legal experts say the shake-up in the country's second-largest police department provides a time for change.