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Tuesday night meant the end of the road for Marco Rubio, but it doesn't mean the GOP race got that much clearer. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton added to her wins over Bernie Sanders.

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas about the bill passed in the House last night, as it moves to the Senate next.

Authorities in Alabama say four people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in a shooting at a birthday party. It happened during a "Sweet 16" celebration.

The stories follow the lives of a family from Jamaica and their American-born son.

The U.S. administrator for Iraq says it could take up to 15 months for a full transfer of power to an Iraqi goverment. Paul Bremer's remarks conflict with the wishes of Iraq's leading Shia cleric, who wants U.N. officials to establish a deadline for general elections. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Deborah Amos.

The author of such beloved children's book characters as the Pigeon, Elephant and Piggie explains why he writes for people "who have not yet learned how to be embarrassed."

Texas Democrats hope Biden's visit on Thursday will mean a turning point for their party's border message — which has become one of the most pressing political fights across the country.

La legislación aún tiene un largo camino por recorrer y ya está recibiendo oposición republicana.

La institución enfrentó filas considerables en al menos uno de sus puntos de control durante los primeros dos días de pruebas, lo que ocasionó que algunos alumnos tuvieran que esperar bajo la lluvia.

Tests that can reveal a person's risk of a disease are an advance of modern medicine, but they are also perceived as a double-edged sword. The ability to diagnose the disease or to predict its arrival has outstripped the ability to treat it. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's Joe Palca.

If you, like many Americans, caught the soccer bug watching the World Cup but aren't sure where to turn next, we're here to help.

The Veterans Choice program was supposed to make it quicker and easier for vets to see a doctor by paying for private-sector care. But it's ended up being slower and more complicated.

The new film I, Robot turns sci-fi author Isaac Asimov's thoughtful short stories into a rip-roaring action flick -- while a screenplay regarded by many as a classic of the genre goes unfilmed. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.

President Trump's U.K. state visit this week won't include the Scottish island where his late immigrant mother was born. Mary Anne MacLeod was a Gaelic speaker who learned English as a second language.

Robert speaks with Hassan Rahman, chief representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to the United States, about the sticking points in the negotiations over Israeli withdrawal from Hebron. Rahman says the unwillingness of the Israelis to set a timetable for the implementation of the rest of the Oslo Peace agreement is preventing a final agreement on Hebron.

The United Nations is seeking $4.4 billion — a record amount — to help Afghanistan. The appeal comes as countries around the world try to deal with skyrocketing prices due to the war in Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy for people with addiction is a model for wellness camps designed to ease the U.S. overdose crisis. Critics say the idea is dangerous.

The visit to Washington D.C. could come as early as next week.

Sohaib Sultan, a Muslim Chaplain at Princeton University, had terminal cancer when he recorded a message, along with his wife, for his three-year-old daughter. He died shortly after the recording.

The Dali Museum will getting a bit more than 15 minutes of fame beginning in January. That's when an exhibition showcasing the works of Andy Warhol go on…

"It's not profound regret," Morrison tells Fresh Air. "It's just a wiping up of tiny little messes that you didn't recognize as mess when they were going on." Her latest book is God Help the Child.

Milton is inching closer to the West Coast of Florida, and weather will continue threatening lives across the Florida Peninsula.

An NPR investigation uncovered 40,000 vets facing foreclosure due to a VA mistake. A rescue program is helping many of them, but others fear being left out if Congress cuts this new lifeline

Muddy Waters' chart-topping 1954 classic stands today as a keystone of rock 'n' roll.