Scottie Scheffler is arrested outside PGA Championship after interaction with police
Scheffler, who won the Masters last month, was arrested and charged after an interaction Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the golf club where the PGA event is being held.
Biden focuses on outreach to Black Americans; Billie Eilish finds herself
President Biden will cap off a week of outreach to Black Americans with commencement at Morehouse College. Billie Eilish tells Morning Edition how she found herself on her newest album.
We asked, you answered: What’s the secret to a close relationship with siblings?
As part of our series on "the Science of Siblings," we looked at how some brothers and sisters are best friends. Here are some of the stories you shared of close ties with siblings.
Lessons from rattlesnake class in the American Southwest
It's rattlesnake season in Arizona, where the number of bites has surged. And it turns out most of what you thought you knew about the reptiles isn't true.
Biden will cap off a week of outreach to Black Americans with Morehouse commencement
President Biden met with plaintiffs from the Brown v. Board of Education case Thursday. On Friday, he's meeting with members of historically Black sororities and fraternities.
U.S. military says aid is now being delivered into Gaza over a floating pier
The shipment is the first in an operation that U.S. military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day entering the Gaza Strip as Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah.
At least 4 people are killed in Houston after a severe thunderstorm passed through
Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is scattered across downtown. About 900,000 customers were left without power early Friday.
Arrests at the U.S. border fall in April, bucking usual spring increase
U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to board freight trains.
Biden ending new leases in America’s top coal region
Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.
The Dow Jones hits 40,000 for the first time. What to know about this major milestone
Stock markets received a boost from new data showing inflation is easing. Lower inflation has raised hopes about the U.S. economy — but there are still a lot of unknowns.
1,500 college applicants thought they were accepted. They soon learned it was an error
Georgia State University says the students were not sent an official acceptance letter but "communication" from a department welcoming those who intend to major in a specific academic area.
The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers
Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title of "homemaker" in a controversial commencement speech. The NFL says he was speaking "in his personal capacity."
Michael Cohen continues cross-examination in Trump’s criminal hush money trial
Once an ally of the former president, now Cohen is in his third day of testifying against him. He alleges Trump knew about the deal with an adult film star to keep quiet about an alleged affair.
Those sickened by U.S. nuclear testing program take their fight to Congress
People who live near the areas where nuclear weapons were tested say their communities still suffer harm and are pressing Congress to renew funding to help them.
Here’s what’s holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states
More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.
Supreme Court upholds funding structure for consumer watchdog agency
The opinion was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, who reversed the decision of the 5th Circuit. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito dissented.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that strikes climate change from state law
Under the new law, climate change will largely disappear from state statutes. Critics say the move ignores the risks of climate change facing Florida, including rising seas, flooding and extreme heat.
Taylor Swift joked that ‘jet lag is a choice.’ A sleep expert has thoughts about that
Plus, six tips on how to stay alert and minimize sluggishness when traveling rapidly across multiple time zones.
Justice Department says Merrick Garland can’t be held in contempt by Congress
House Republicans want to hold the attorney general in contempt over the department's refusal to hand over an audio recording of a special counsel's interview with the president.
‘Whale Fall’ centers the push-and-pull between dreams and responsibilities
Elizabeth O'Connor's spare and bracing debut novel provides a stark reckoning with what it means to be seen from the outside, both as a person and as a people.
With flyers more distracted than ever, United rolls out a rebooted safety video
United Airlines is releasing a new safety video for the first time in years. The refresh comes as airlines struggle to hold the attention of passengers who are distracted by screens of their own.
Israel has no plan for Gaza after Hamas rule, the Israeli defense chief says
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's harsh public critique of Israel's war strategy set off a political firestorm that could threaten Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power.
Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws
New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters.
Private mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show
When a private space traveler said he wanted to take a SpaceX capsule on a mission to improve the aging Hubble telescope, NASA studied the options. Internal emails show concern about the risk.
Slovak leader in serious but stable condition after assassination try, hospital says
A suspect was in custody and the country's interior minister said that an initial investigation found "a clear political motivation" behind the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Barge hits bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, causing oil to spill
The collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill.
U.S. elections face more threats from foreign actors and artificial intelligence
"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds Louisiana’s redistricting plan
A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.
France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest continues
People in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia are protesting a reform that would give voting rights to an increasing number of non-Indigenous residents of the archipelago.
Latinas are succeeding, but feel pressured to playing traditional roles for women
Report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to play traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship
A bipartisan group of senators unveils a plan to tackle artificial intelligence
This comes after a yearlong listening tour by a bipartisan working group in the Senate.
Egg and milk prices fall, fueling hope for interest rate cuts
Inflation eased last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Department, which means people feeling stretched by high prices and high borrowing costs could feel a little relief soon.
