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The Senate could vote Wednesday to approve the plan, which could reduce the number of seats held by Black Democrats.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent ripples beyond the immediate conflict zone, breaking supply chains and creating food shortages as two of the world's biggest food exporters went to war.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodríguez, say their newborn son has died.

The research is clear that air exchange and filtration curb the spread of COVID and other diseases, but upgrading systems is expensive, and there is little federal authority over indoor air quality.

Russia and Ukraine produce roughly 14% of the world's wheat supply, according to the United Nations, and the war has resulted in soaring food prices and fears about food security globally.

National Security Council Indo-Pacific corrdinator Kurt Campbell will lead the U.S. delegation after the Solomons and China initialed a draft agreement of a security pact last month.

The voters are seeking to disqualify Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection to Congress, citing her role in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Online real estate data company Stessa reviewed statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Mizelle was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020 at age 33. The American Bar Association said at the time she wasn't qualified because she hadn't been practicing law for long enough.

Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, has asked lawmakers to consider a bill that would halt Disney World's exemptions to state regulations that were established more than 50 years ago.

Depp says in court: "Never did I myself reach the point of striking Ms. Heard in any way, nor have I ever struck any woman in my life."

DeSantis says after more than five decades, he’s asked the legislature to consider reincorporating this area back into Orange and Osceola counties.

Dmitriy Cherepanov, a lifelong Mariupol native, created MRPL.life, a site dedicated to helping residents locate missing loved ones in the besieged Ukrainian city.

The sitcom ends Tuesday after eight seasons.

More than half of China's biggest cities are still under some form of lockdown measures. They're costing people economically and emotionally.

A family who fled the northern city of Chernihiv resettled in western Ukraine. Four weeks after they escaped, they're adjusting to a quieter normal life and dealing with their traumas.

Dr. J. Randall Pearce was a popular small town dentist who also served in disaster mortuary response after the 9/11 attacks. He lost his life to COVID-19 in December of 2020.

Some local officials say it could be some time before power is restored in hard-hit Broome County, New York.

On Monday, a federal judge struck down the CDC's mask mandate for public transportation. Less than 24 hours later, videos emerged on social media of passengers celebrating.

CDC has unveiled a new pandemic forecasting center, but officials say there's along way to go to make pandemics as predictable as the weather.

Washington D.C. video store clerks Adam Robinson and Scott Mueller have had enough of utterly depressing movies winning big at the Oscars. NPR's Neda Ulaby asked the pair to give their take on this year's Oscar race.

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader's decision to run as an independent presidential candidate stirs consternation among Democrats hoping to unseat President Bush in November. Many Democrats blame Nader for siphoning votes away from Al Gore in the 2000 election and helping to send Bush to the White House. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts.

Senior news analyst NPR's Daniel Schorr says that one key question still looming over the planned power transfer in Iraq -- scheduled for June 30 -- is what the status of U.S. troops will be under a sovereign Iraqi government.

Iraqi Shiite leaders call for calm following coordinated suicide bombings at two Shiite shrines in Baghdad and Karbala Tuesday that killed at least 185 people. U.S. officials believe a Jordanian militant linked to al Qaeda is behind the attacks. But many Iraqis and Shiite leaders fault U.S. occupation forces for failing to provide adequate security. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

The aftermath of Tuesday's attacks in Baghdad and the holy city of Karbala includes a backlash against what Iraqis consider lax U.S. attempts at security. U.S. officials in Iraq say the attacks on Shiite shrines, which killed more than 170 people, may be the work of foreign terrorists. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Steve Inskeep.