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President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday. She next faces the U.S. Senate in a confirmation process.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rashawn Ray of the Brookings Institution, about the trial nearing an end for three ex-police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights.

It's been 50 years since President Nixon went to China, a trip that changed the world's balance of power. The fate of Taiwan was not addressed, and the issue still stalks U.S.-China relations.

Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) says he believes the "Don't Say Gay" bill is a personal attack on LGBTQ youth in Florida.

“I’ve been prolife my whole life,” Simpson said during a recent press conference. He called a measure to ban most abortions after 15 weeks a “very good bill,” but he said he also thinks it’s important to stop unwanted pregnancies from happening in the first place.

The Health & Human Services Committee OK'd the bill, positioning it to go to the full House. The revision would keep dental services as a carve-out.

A Senate subcommittee passed the measure that would prohibit school instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grade levels. It now goes to a full Senate vote.

A push has been underway to turn the sport into an Olympic competition. And while that effort fell short for 2022, skaters are hoping they can crack the next Winter Games when they're held in Italy.

Using the energy of audience-powered generator bikes for live shows, the Virginia duo connect to their audience and the Earth.

Trump calls the ruling "a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in history."

The stakes are high. An accurate diagnosis is the key to unlocking the right services, and for children with autism spectrum disorder, early intervention is critical.

U.S. prosecutors have repeatedly implicated Juan Orlando Hernández as a co-conspirator during his brother's 2019 drug trafficking trial, alleging that his political rise was fueled by drug profits.

Olaf Scholz did not elaborate on specifics during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday but he did pledge a new round of financial assistance to Kyiv.

Germany's chancellor will meet with Russia's president about Ukraine. Trump's accountant says a decade of financial statements are unreliable. The federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers has started.

After days of protests against COVID-19 restrictions, Canadian truckers blockading a key border trade crossing have begun to leave. But protesters on foot kept the Ambassador Bridge closed.

After the Senate passed measures last month, the House approved two companion proposals Thursday to create a $500 million pot of money the governor can quickly access during a declared state of emergency.

Who gets to play for a country's national team at the Winter Olympics is an especially complicated question in China, where issues of identity, ethnicity, and citizenship are at stake.

The Hialeah location on West 49th Street follows in the footsteps of a successful unionization effort in Buffalo, New York.

A federal hate crimes trial is underway for three white men convicted in state court of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. They killed the Black man as he ran through a Georgia neighborhood two years ago.

Five days into ballot counting, with Joe Biden leading but a winner yet called, we'll have the latest from the Biden and Trump campaigns.

Arizona officials are still counting ballots. President Trump won the state four years ago, but Joe Biden may turn the usually Republican state blue.

Slow and steady vote counts days after the election, with Joe Biden leading in key swing states. President Trump calls shenanigans, and his team looks into legal options.

Pennsylvania continues to process ballots, with all eyes on Joe Biden's lead and the state's prized 20 electoral votes. It's always intense in Philadelphia.

State medical boards have an obligation to investigate complaints about doctors, including those who spread COVID misinformation. But GOP lawmakers in some states want the boards to back off.

The White House seems determined to make sure President Biden's pick for the Supreme Court will not be revealed until a moment of their choosing.