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The Pennsylvania Republican, facing a sexual harassment lawsuit, made a settlement with taxpayer funds. Two sources confirmed Thursday night that Meehan has decided not to seek re-election.

"Vignette": is it a celebrity fragrance, a winning word at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, or the name of a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race?

Mary Wiseman, Cadet Tilly on 'Star Trek: Discovery,' tells us about the passion of the fandom, and plays a game inspired by her being the first character in the Star Trek universe to swear.

Updated 6:35 p.m.North Carolina environmental regulators have issued a key water permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. It's one of the last permits…

Duke Energy has settled a class-action lawsuit filed by homeowners who live near the company’s coal ash sites, and the suit has been dismissed. According…

North Carolina's Supreme Court on Friday declared unconstitutional a law forcing the governor to pick state elections board members from names the…

A three-judge panel has refused a request by North Carolina Republican lawmakers to block the use of new legislative district maps the judges approved for…

The superhero actor (and now author of a novel) answers three questions about some other interesting people with a common surname.

Nnedi Okorafor winds up her saga of a spacefaring Himba girl from Earth in Binti: The Night Masquerade — but she's warned readers not to expect a neat conclusion, and the book bears out her warning.

Patrisse Khan-Cullors' new memoir recalls the female origins of the movement and the "deep contradiction" of being labeled the enemy.

Guest judges on this season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars include designer Marc Jacobs and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Many of the books of poems coming out this year are sad, but also powerful; full of poets processing their lives, looking into pains both personal and political through the cracked glass of poetry.

The Trump administration is working on a new military weapons policy. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Alexandra Bell of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with John Barr, who's been covering the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal for ESPN, about the structures and people that enabled Nassar's behavior.

Live updates and reactions to all the awards and performances taking place during the telecast of the 60th annual Grammy Awards.

With hip-hop shut out of top categories in a year defined by the genre's most urgent voices, the Recording Academy mirrors America's racialized politics.

Andrew McCabe has had a target on his back since his wife's failed bid to run for state office in Virginia as a Democrat. He's since been a favorite target of Republicans and the president.

The president has said he is reluctant to continue to waive sanctions. Supporters of the Iran nuclear deal worry reimposing sanctions would lead to Iran resuming its nuclear weapons program.

The building, damaged in a blizzard, is a national historic landmark — part of Maine's fishing history. But so far Canada won't give it back, citing its citizens' salvage rights.

Deadly California mudslides. 7-Eleven immigration raids. Bannon out at Breitbart. Our weekly news round table goes behind the headlines.