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Thursday began with a squabble over documents and an assertion by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., that he was willing to risk being ousted from the Senate in order to provide information on the nominee.

Papa John's founder John Schnatter is trying to take back control of his pizza empire, after resigning following a conference call in which he used the N-word. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Forbes reporter Noah Kirsch about the toxic culture Schnatter oversaw.

The tax on an employer's generous health plan — originally envisioned as a way to get patients to avoid unneeded care — has never been implemented. Now Congress is considering a bipartisan repeal.

Scientists are making progress in identifying environmental hazards that contribute to cancer. Researchers say many cases could be avoided if the work is accelerated.

Police say gunmen assassinated a top Foreign Ministry official in Iraq Saturday, a death that came on the heels of a car bombing that claimed several more lives. Iraq's U.N. ambassador, Samir Sumaidaie, tells Jacki Lyden about the mounting toll of civilian casualties in his homeland.

President Biden traveled to Philadelphia to pump up lawmakers who are on the ballot this fall and are already getting an earful from constituents about higher costs for gas and groceries.

Those executed were a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of violence after the country's takeover by the military last year.

Musk has deleted a tweet in which he shared misinformation about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, but not before it had been retweeted and liked tens of thousands of times.

The sheer number of law enforcement officers makes it hard for big gangs to meet openly in New York City the way they did back in the 1980s, so many gang members who have left state prison have migrated north. Authorities say they brought shootings and stabbings with them.

The annual Labor Day report from Policy Matters Ohio says the low unemployment rate gives workers an advantage, but its recommendations may not go over well with majority Republican state lawmakers.