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The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether to uphold a 15-week abortion ban signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Meanwhile, groups are trying to place a state constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights up to about 24 weeks of pregnancy on the 2024 ballot.

A mass tax revolt is under way in Ireland, and hundreds of thousands of people have resolved to break the law and refuse to pay a newly-introduced levy on households. The tax is $125 a year, but protesters say it could lead to larger property taxes in the future.

President Trump is backing Senator Luther Strange in his bid to retain his seat against rival Republican Roy Moore in Alabama's special primary election being held Tuesday.

A recent study suggests that when people spend their extra cash to get help with time-consuming chores, they're likelier to feel better than if they use the money to buy more things.

The attack just before noon sent police swarming onto the campus, while students barricaded themselves in classrooms.

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and House Oversight Chairman James Comer argue President Biden and his family members engaged in influence peddling.

Israeli forces control the area around a desalination facility and a sewage treatment plant, and troops appear to be stationed in several schools in Gaza City.

In an extraordinary scene that included dozens of lawmakers turning their backs on the proposal's sponsor, the Florida House on Tuesday rejected a resolution that called for an "immediate de-escalation and cease-fire" in the war between Israel and Hamas.

Interest in cut-resistant neck guards is surging: "That could be one of the positive things that might come out of this terrible tragedy," said Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan.

The Florida Department of State issued a new rule that says it will "not allow grant project activities" associated with the American Library Association and its affiliates.

Hillsborough County has the largest number of home-schooled children, according to a Washington Post analysis.

"This is propaganda 101. You flood the gap, especially in those early hours, with content that suggests a certain narrative," said one observer.

The children of migrant farm workers are some of the country's poorest, most undereducated and hardest to track down. Programs like one in southern Indiana are working to change that.

Seven Republicans vying for the GOP presidential nomination will take the stage in California Wednesday night for the second GOP debate of the 2024 elections. But the front runner is skipping — again.

A Chinese cookbook author remembers her childhood in China, where dumplings were steamed to conserve precious cooking oil. Recently she gave her favorite steamed dumplings an update.

While seven GOP presidential candidates meet for another debate, former President Trump will hold a rally in Detroit with autoworkers. NPR's Michel Martin talks to GOP strategist Mary Anna Mancuso.

The deaths account for one third of the total in the state so far this year.

Violence broke out in the capital city after rumors circulated that a foreign national was responsible for a stabbing outside a Dublin school that left three children injured. Dozens were arrested.

Special counsel Jack Smith's team asked for a "narrow, well-defined" order restricting the former president from "inflammatory" and "intimidating" comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge.

Author Lucy Lethbridge explores the history of British servants through their diaries, letters and memoirs. She says, "What I found particularly fascinating was how ... butlers were so butlery"; the old caricature of the clever manservant and the silly master is one "butlers have appeared to play to the hilt."

Pakistan's military is waging an offensive against the Taliban, and the outcome is uncertain. But nearly a half-million civilians have already fled their homes in an area that has few resources.

Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs faces allegations because of remarks about her 2022 election opponent, then-Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Jared Smith.

Growth will remain low and consumers will be cautious as long unemployment stays high, economists say. And as long as consumers remain frugal, companies will be reluctant to hire aggressively. But is a modest rate of growth of 2 percent to 3 percent better for the U.S. in the long run?

Growth will remain low and consumers will be cautious as long unemployment stays high, economists say. And as long as consumers remain frugal, companies will be reluctant to hire aggressively. But is a modest rate of growth of 2 percent to 3 percent better for the U.S. in the long run?

The sophistication of congressional speech-making is on the decline, according to the open government group the Sunlight Foundation. Since 2005, the average grade level at which members of Congress speak has fallen by almost a full grade.