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President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.6 trillion spending plan that pushes this year's deficit to levels not seen seen World War II. Longer term, though, the budget seeks to cut the deficit back to size by 2013. The budget can also be seen as a blueprint for the president's ambitious policy goals.

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding

"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis says. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game." DeCurtis' new book is Lou Reed: A Life.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline got an extraordinary boost in the debt ceiling deal. Court challenges have stalled the controversial natural gas pipeline stretching from West Virginia to North Carolina.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kit Miyamoto, a structural engineer who specializes in earthquake resiliency. He's currently in Morocco, assessing damage from the earthquake.

Lawmakers are asking what Social Security will do about its demands on their constituents to repay money distributed — and sometimes in error. Florida Sen. Rick Scott called the actions “unacceptable.”

As Hamas-Israel misinformation spreads, EU digital chief says social media platforms have to quickly remove content featuring hate speech and disinformation or face big fines under new laws.

Peru's per capita COVID-19 death rate is higher than any nation's except for tiny San Marino. The government's awareness campaign slogan is "COVID does not kill by itself. Let's not be accomplices."

Most of the country is predicted to be warmer than normal with that warmth stretching north from Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada, along with nearly all of California, say federal forecasters.

Florida-based Equal Ground leaders discussed federal funding for HBCU’s, broadband internet access and impact of 'unsafe' state laws on millions of Black residents with senior White House officials.

A smaller pool of Republican candidates competing to be president will face off Wednesday night — one last time before primary elections begin in the new year.

85% of Americans say it's a "bad time" to buy a house. So who's still buying in the current market? An annual survey from the National Association of Realtors offers some insight.

Reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy, who covered Bulger for years for The Boston Globe, have a book out about the career criminal. Bulger was wanted for 19 murders when he was captured by the FBI in 2011. Jury selection for his trial begins June 6.

Tesla is recalling nearly all of the autos it's sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. And NHTSA has upgraded a probe into Tesla steering problems.

Ousted RNC chair Ronna McDaniel is becoming a paid NBC contributor and starting to take a stand against former President Donald Trump.

The fallout from changes in Georgia's case against Donald Trump. Plus, third parties can make a big difference in this year's presidential race.

A California judge found that attorney John Eastman committed "exceptionally serious ethical violations" in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and recommended disbarment.

Sheryl Crow announced her final album in 2019. She has since reconsidered her position. Her 2024 album is called Evolution.

6 white ex-lawmen sentenced to a total of 132 years in federal prison for the 2023 racially-motivated torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker during a no-warrant house raid.

Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in the U.S. territory without power as it threatened to become a major storm en route to Bermuda.

Tim Walz is the main event, but former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are also speaking in Chicago on Wednesday.

About 30 years have passed since Loran was found guilty of both first-degree murder and sexual battery.

The Army plans to resume large-scale combat training in the Mojave Desert in a few weeks, after a three-month hiatus. A recent simulation showed just how that will work with the coronavirus spread.

Gov. DeSantis issued a state of emergency for 41 counties, including several in the Tampa Bay area, ahead of what could become a major hurricane.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history and the fastest ever to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.