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A clear majority of Americans, including most Republicans, opposes key provisions of the controversial new Texas abortion law, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

The stoppage of two major power plants leaves generators as the country's only power source, endangering hospital patients and the water supply. Officials expect the outages to last for several days.

The federal government has to spend tax dollars on products made in America, but purchases qualify for that label with 55% of their materials coming from the U.S. Biden wants to raise that percentage.

The woman's account was also included in the 165-page report released by New York's attorney general this week that said Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and created a hostile work environment.

Kinzinger's Illinois district is being dramatically reshaped by the Democratic legislature.

Lance MacBlane plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Asma Khalid.

The New Year's Eve fire that caused a "total loss" of the Planned Parenthood building in Knoxville, Tenn., has been ruled an arson, investigators say.

In Jackie Chan's upcoming film, The Forbidden Kingdom, he collaborates for the first time with Jet Li, another martial arts superstar. Chan talks about the new movie, his martial arts training and how he learned his father was a spy.

Hugh Thompson Jr., a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot honored for rescuing Vietnamese civilians from his fellow GIs during the My Lai massacre, has died at age 62.

Freda Denis Cooper reads her poem "Portrait of an Artist: Ode to Jacob Lawrence," dedicated to the pioneering black American painter who died in 2000. Lawrence was a fixture of the Harlem Renaissance arts movement.

When existing home sales numbers come out on Thursday, they are expected to show the housing boom continuing. One way some buyers are snapping up properties is at auction. Auctions have yet to take off in the United States the way they have in some other countries, like Australia.

Allegations of guards beating and terrorizing detainees have emerged from jails Homeland Security uses to hold immigrants awaiting deportation. But legal redress for the alleged victims is unlikely. NPR's Daniel Zwerdling has the second of two reports.

If classic jazz has a contemporary voice, it's that of guitarist, vocalist and bandleader John Pizzarelli. He's fashioned an ultra-cool style that's both modern and rooted in the jazz tradition. Here, the John Pizzarelli Trio swings on "Here Comes the Sun" before Pizzarelli and McPartland perform "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning."

Jorge Drexler shares music from his native Uruguay that influenced his own music.

The Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals court in Boston that had overturned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence. The 2013 attack killed three people.

As Russia invades their country, Ukrainians fleeing conflict are crossing into bordering nations. Satellite images show miles of cars and trucks waiting to cross into Romania.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The no votes edged out the yes votes in the do-over election in Bessemer, Alabama, but more than 400 challenged ballots remain. A hearing will determine whether those ballots will be counted.

Under the proposal, the European Commission would set new durability standards and require companies to include how sustainable and recyclable a clothing item is on its label.

"We don't condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it's in self-defense," the father of Venus and Serena Williams told NBC News. Smith won an Oscar for portraying Williams in the movie King Richard.