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Harris County, Texas, took a giant step toward representation this month when it sat 19 black women judges to the bench.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Charles Chamberlain, executive director of Democracy for America, about what the Kavanaugh confirmation will mean for Democrats in the midterm elections.

Carrey plays Jeff Pickles, a kids TV host coping with a personal tragedy. Carrey's Mr. Pickles is an icon whose dark personal journey is at odds with the happy-go-lucky public persona he maintains.

Entertainer Bill Cosby's sentencing hearing got underway Monday in suburban Philadelphia. The 81-year-old comedian faces the possibility of prison time for three counts of aggravated indecent assault.

The new movie Cherry follows an Iraq war vet who gets addicted to heroin and starts robbing banks. It's based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Nico Walker, who was just released from prison.

President Biden is hoping mayors will help make the case for his COVID-19 aid bill, which mayors say is desperately needed to bolster their cities. But funding for local governments is a flashpoint.

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist dies after a battle with thyroid cancer, ending his 33-year tenure on the Supreme Court. He served as chief justice for 19 years and helped lead the high court's move to the right.

The bill would make performing an abortion a felony except in a medical emergency. It's the latest state to restrict abortions, as a Supreme Court decision that could upend Roe v. Wade is awaited.

Advertising legend Dan Wieden, who created the iconic Nike slogan Just Do It, died last week at the age of 77 — leaving behind a legacy that changed the industry.

The video game franchise is the largest of its kind in all of North America. Its success comes thanks to the complicated team effort of a few interested parties: the NFL, the software company that makes the game, and ESPN.