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Texas lawmakers have advanced a controversial package of voting restrictions. Hundreds of people testified — many opposing measures that they say will make it harder for some people to cast ballots.

Passengers on flights from Europe were stuck in long, crowded lines at some airports in the U.S. as new guidelines began for overseas travel.

Donald Trump held the first of several postelection rallies, returning to the tone of his campaign and repeating many of the claims he made on the trail. But now he's the president-elect.

A majority of Americans say special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation was fair, but about half of registered voters say it will not be an important factor in how they vote for president in 2020.

Ramadan this year falls in the height of summer when days are longest. Many observant Muslims are fasting 16 hours a day or longer, so their pre-dawn breakfast needs to be hydrating and satiating.

The House Select Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection held its first hearing Tuesday. We look back on how that day unfolded.

During the COVID-19 crisis, almost 7 million Americans have started new businesses. Though an all time record, it's not unusual for such conditions to make people hungry to start their own thing.

Republican leaders urge the unvaccinated to roll up their sleeves; Plus, increased pressure is for infrastructure talks.

In Charlottesville, Va., the trial of far-right extremists associated with 2017's Unite the Right rally has begun. Experts say the deadly rally helped usher in an era of extremism and radicalization.

After eight days of testimony and hours of closing arguments, the 12 jurors began deliberating Tuesday morning. Rittenhouse is charged with five felony counts and faces life in prison if convicted.

NPR's Noel King speaks to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti about the contempt charge against former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

Colleges and universities across the country are expected to be hit hard by the Republican tax plan. The House and Senate bills differ in important ways, but both would mean big changes for higher ed.

New York City taxi drivers are now in the second week of a hunger strike outside City Hall in Manhattan. They're demanding debt relief for thousands of drivers who are facing financial ruin.

Scott Simon speaks with Dana Zzyym who says they are the first person to receive a passport with an 'X' gender marker.

The U.S. economy slowed sharply in late summer and early fall, as the Delta variant and persistent supply chain problems weighed on growth. Prospects for the coming months may be brighter.

Clinics are using stem cells to treat problems ranging from arthritis and torn tendons to paralysis and stroke. But researchers say there's no evidence that the treatments work or are safe.

The Pentagon has updated its policies on extremism in the military by service members. The long-awaited report was ordered in the weeks following the January attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The ruling Conservative Party in Britain has undergone a stunning defeat in a special election, in what is being seen as a personal blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Earlier studies suggested that most people put the pounds back on, but a large study that followed people for a decade after bariatric surgery found that the vast majority avoided gaining weight.

Political parties are already looking ahead to the midterm elections in November, and Democrats are feeling uneasy about holding onto power in Congress.