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Iraq's interim prime minister says the United States will hand over Saddam Hussein to Iraqi authorities by the end of the U.S.-led occupation on June 30. Iraqi officials are racing to prepare criminal indictments against Saddam by June 30 to meet international law requirements. U.S. officials say they plan to retain custody of up to 5,000 other prisoners considered a threat to U.S. forces. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASCPA®), almost 3.5 million cats enter animal shelters nationwide each...

The Cleveland Cavaliers have just been given some much-needed help from the NBA: The league says Golden State's Draymond Green will not be able to play in…

The company says it will lay off 5,500 employees and, like other Silicon Valley pioneers, move into different types of business.

Also: Yemen's ceasefire takes effect; India detains 5 men in connection with a deadly fireworks blast at a temple; and there's a new world record for the longest human mattress chain of dominoes.

The Justice Department says Goldman Sachs will pay $5 billion to settle probes into its activities leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.

Also: Jordan says terrorists have killed 5 people near the capital, Amman; the U.S. and China are holding their annual diplomatic meeting in Beijing; and today's the start of Ramadan.

Springfield wants to temporarily increase taxes by point four percent. If approved by voters, the five-year levy would generate 6.5 million dollars...

The utility company says the outage was caused by a fire, now extinguished, at a power plant. The company expects to restore service by Thursday morning to about 1.5 million people across the island.

Hurricane Dorian threatens the eastern United States after devastating the Bahamas. And Texas loosens its gun safety laws after a deadly shooting.