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The controversy surrounding The Simpsons character Apu took another turn Tuesday night. Hank Azaria, who has voiced the character from the start, says he's willing to step aside from Apu.

The little-known 2021 settlement was meant to shield some undocumented immigrants in county jails from being handed over to federal authorities if they were victims or witnesses of a crime. Getting the county to abide is more pressing now that the conditions at the Krome Detention Center are attracting widespread scrutiny — including from county Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

The European Space Agency has released a chart of the exact positions of many stars in the Milky Way and neighboring galaxies. But the map only shows a small fraction of what's out there.

President Trump says the Russians "meddled" in the 2016 election. But Brian Klaas of the London School of Economics tells NPR's Michel Martin that word doesn't go far enough.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Bishop Lawrence Persico of the diocese in Erie, Pa., about the grand jury report on how years sexual abuse were covered up throughout Catholic churches in the state.

Stephanie Horowitz didn't hear the shots but knew what was happening. She looked out at the sprawling FSU campus and saw a dreadful reminder of when she was a teen at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about election lies and the state of voting in Georgia.

News reports of noncitizens being unexpectedly detained have dominated headlines recently. Those being detained include noncitizens who hold lawful permanent residency status.

The shipping company's temporary new policy comes as President Trump continues to upend U.S. global trade policy.

Some House Democrats who were reluctant to take steps to impeach President Trump are reconsidering after the administration continues to block Congress' oversight authority.

Kevin Farrell is the camerlengo, or acting head of the Vatican, until a new pope is elected. Here's what to know about Farrell, who was born in Ireland and spent much of his career in the U.S.

Island officials will have discretion to spend the federal money as they see fit. But some worry the government's plans will leave local communities behind.

The U.S. Treasury has announced new sanctions on Venezuela, targeting that country's oil sales — as part of a larger effort to support the opposition and push for the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.

Political consultant Roger Stone is due in court on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. He says he'll plead not guilty to charges unsealed last week that accuse him of lying to Congress.

Trade talks between the U.S. and China ended hours after the U.S. raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Both sides said the Friday negotiations were brief but productive.

Unsanctioned congressional trip comes days after Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

For the first time in more than 20 the state of Nebraska, executed an inmate on death row. This came after years of debate over switching to lethal injection, after repealing capital punishment and voting it back into place.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Rep. Alex Andrade, the Republican lawmaker leading the House probe into Hope Florida. Plus, updates from the mass shooting at Florida State University and more.

The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to make it easier to fire some federal workers, as part of its push to both shrink the federal government and exert more control over it.

A power blackout hit all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend.

The Fourth Circuit ruling against the Trump administration came just one day after it appealed a lower court order in the Abrego Garcia case, a remarkably short time for a court to reach a decision.

President Trump's pardon this week of boxer Jack Johnson is his latest grant of clemency to a prominent figure. It's an example of his hands-on approach to pardons.

The president will attend the National Rifle Association event Friday in Dallas. His rhetoric on guns and other issues in recent months has not been matched by action.

Steve Inskeep talks to conservative writer Henry Olsen, who argues that President Trump should do more to welcome Mexican immigrants and should commit to this in a speech marking Cinco de Mayo.

More than 400 students study in Gainesville from their hometown of Tallahassee, coping with the tragedy from afar, grieving the violence that hit too close to home.