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Utilities want the Supreme Court to reinstate a Bush administration regulation that was overturned by lower courts. The regulation allowed utilities to consider the cost of the cleanest technology and not install it if fails a cost-benefit analysis.

More lawsuits have been filed against Northwestern University accusing the school of ignoring hazing incidents in its football program and other sports programs.

Kristen Richardson traces the history of the practice, with firsthand accounts from diaries and letters, finding political strife, social upheaval and machinations to keep out so-called undesirables.

The report by Physicians for Human Rights says that even since the ceasefire in Ethiopia last November, sexual violence against women and girls, as an act of war, has continued.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Steven Butler of the Committee to Protect Journalists about the White House capping the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work in the U.S. from China state-run media.

Tampa Electric advertises its budget billing program as a way to “take out the highs and lows” of monthly electric costs. One customer in Brandon was shocked to discover he owed an additional $700.

NPR's Planet Money team looks into the historic misalignment between how people feel about the economy, and our traditional measures for how the economy is doing.

From the ultimate Olympic reference book to an account of the last London Games, bibliophile cabbie Will Grozier recommends books that put both the 2012 Games and their host city in context.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been the target of racist attacks following last week's Key Bridge collapse.

Things got testy during Friday's debate at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club debate in Ybor City between suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren and his replacement, Suzy Lopez.

The university says it’s placed the processing of a $237 million financial donation on hold as it seeks to get more details about how it’s funded, and whether the school can do anything with it.

Lawmakers push for greater restrictions on social media access and minors.

This week, three former San Antonio, TX police officers were indicted in the shooting death of a woman with mental health issues.

A Los Angeles deputy shot Niani Finlayson who police said had been threatening her boyfriend for allegedly harming her daughter. A lawyer for her family says Finlayson was a domestic violence victim.

Plane crashes, poisonings and exile — a reminder of the fate of a number of Vladimir Putin critics.

Three Tacoma police officers have been acquitted in the killing of Manuel Ellis, an unarmed black man whose death got renewed attention after the killing of George Floyd.

The social media company says it's introducing new policies to restrict teens from seeing posts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders on Facebook and Instagram.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with former FBI agent, Kenneth Gray, about the bureau’s investigation into the assassination attempt on Former President Donald Trump.

Kenya’s president is in China, where he’s negotiated more infrastructure loans. Back home there’s growing anger about Kenya's growing foreign debt of more than $80 billion, much of it owed to China.

Russian officials were dismissive of the limited sanctions announced by the West. But some say the punitive measures are the opening bid in a broader effort to rein in Russia's ambitions.

NATO leaders convene in The Hague to boost defense spending, against a backdrop of the Ukraine war and the attack by the U.S. over the weekend on nuclear facilities in Iran.

The International Monetary Fund issued its World Economic Outlook on Tuesday. The IMF said it expects global growth of 3.5 percent this year, slightly higher than forecast in January. The threat of a financial meltdown in Europe is receding, says the IMF, but the global economy remains fragile.

The contest between Andrew Warren and Suzy Lopez has been one of the testiest for a position that usually flies under most people's radar screens. The political divide for this race is stark.

The Biden administration said the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces group and its proxies are committing genocide in a civil war with the country's military that has killed tens of thousands of people.

Look for decisions regarding Medicaid eligibility, gender-affirming care, lab-grown meat and more to make headlines in the months ahead.