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In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's bid to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Amy Howe {how} of SCOTUSblog about the implications.

President Trump will announce his tax plan Wednesday. Also, Holly Bailey of Yahoo News talks about a briefing Senators will receive on North Korea, and another killing was broadcast on Facebook Live.

President Trump is set to announce on Thursday whether he wants to keep the U.S. in the Paris climate agreement. And campaigns for the U.K.'s Parliament are closer than expected.

Iran says no to President Trump's ceasefire plan and publicized a counterproposal that includes war reparations and Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

Florida shattered the record for the number of coronavirus cases reported in a 24-hour period, and also set a national mark for daily cases.According to…

Sarasota’s climate scientist says nine Atlantic basin storms typically have been seen much later ... if at all.

A day before the start of the Tour de France, star riders Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso have been banned from cycling's top event over doping allegations. Other competitors are also implicated. Phil Liggett of the Outdoor Life Network details the scandal for Madeleine Brand.

President Bush's top strategist, Karl Rove, spends four hours testifying in his fourth and final appearance before a grand jury investigating who exposed the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame.

American sports fans aren't very familiar with many of the top U.S. Winter Olympians, let alone some other international athletes. But in Europe, athletes from all over the world are easily recognized.

George Mason University is the Cinderella team of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The 11th seed Patriots stunned top-ranked Connecticut on Sunday to make it to the Final Four next weekend in Indianapolis.

Iraq's interim prime minister says that war-crimes trials will begin next week for top officials of Saddam Hussein's former regime. Ayad Allawi made the announcement while speaking to Iraq's National Council. He did not say when Saddam Hussein might face trial. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

Farai Chideya is just one of millions of Americans working to get in better shape in 2006, and the new year gave her a chance to reflect on one of her top accomplishments of 2005: completing a marathon. She recently finished the AIDS Marathon held in Dublin, Ireland.

Top law enforcement officials say that violent domestic extremist groups are on the rise in America — and they often attempt to recruit military veterans.

The most promising scientific and technological breakthroughs of 2022, from AI technology to advances in treating cancer.

In this swing state, every voting bloc can make a difference. That includes Maricopa County's LDS community, where Republican women have been turning away from former President Donald Trump.

The audience numbers aren't out yet, but viewership for the very last episode of AMC's Breaking Bad was expected to top 8 million Sunday night. Thirty second ad slots reportedly sold for $250,000, and a promise to buy more ads on other shows.

Christopher O'Riley, host of NPR's From the Top, considers Elliott Smith to be one America's greatest songwriters. Smith died in 2003 before ever achieving massive fame. O'Riley's latest release, Home to Oblivion, is a classical translation of Smith's work.

For America's daily papers, the news hasn't been good: For nearly two decades, newspapers have been losing paid subscribers. And a new report illustrates that circulation is now dropping more quickly than ever.

The investigation, prompted by the discovery of top-secret papers found at Mar-a-Lago, is at an early stage, a source told NPR.

President Bush's top getaway, his ranch in Crawford, Texas, is also the place where Laura Bush seems to find the most solace. NPR's Ketzel Levine gets a rare tour of the ranch with the first lady, who discusses her efforts to restore native grasses and plants to the 1,600-acre property. See photos of wildflowers at the Bush ranch.

Judi Dench has won major acting awards on both sides of the Atlantic, including the Oscar, the Tony and six Oliviers (England's top theatrical honor). The British actress is famous for Shakespearean roles, but she's also played spy chief M in James Bond films and currently appears in the Vin Diesel science fiction action flick The Chronicles of Riddick. NPR's Susan Stamberg interviews Dench about the art of acting.

Folk artist Mose Tolliver's subjects were nature, people and animals. His medium was house paint. His canvasses were cabinet doors and discarded table tops. His paintings put him at the forefront of the Outsider Art movement.

Conservation groups, Governor Rick Scott and Cabinet members are praising Florida’s newest top environmental regulator, Noah Valenstein, as a consensus...

Florida State University’s presidential search committee will meet Friday to whittle down a list of candidates for the school’s top job. Nearly 40 names...

Florida State University officials say they’re pushing back against recent bashing in the national media. Top administrators are developing a strategic...