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The White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds to join the 9th Circuit just before a vote was expected on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

We judge a handful of exuberant stadium anthems written for the 2018 tournament. Will any of them prove as enduring as Shakira's "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"? Or will they sink into oblivion?

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Lt. Cmdr. Matt Kroll of the U.S. Coast Guard about the massive fire that destroyed a diving boat in what's being called one of California's worst maritime disasters.

Updated: 4:50 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 Confirmation of the new Cuyahoga County sheriff, Christopher Viland, hit a snag Monday when details about who he’ll report to and his office’s independence raised concerns from several county council members at a committee hearing. By Tuesday’s full council meeting, Council President Pernel Jones decided to hold the vote on Viland’s nomination until March 9. Jones asked the county law director to write an ordinance spelling out the sheriff’s independence more clearly.

President Biden was in Wisconsin Tuesday night for a town hall on CNN. In addition to specifics about his coronavirus relief package, Biden was also asked a lot about vaccines and schools.

In remarks after a divided Senate approved his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Biden credited dogged lawmakers and widespread public support with getting it across the finish line.

The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill has passed. President Biden is now hitting the road to promote it, starting in the Philadelphia suburbs: an area that was key to his election.

The $1.9 trillion relief bill includes a new monthly allowance for American parents that could help provide a critical lifeline.

Ukrainian and international experts believe it will take years, if not decades, to build cases and prosecute people. Ukraine's prosecutor general's office has opened more than 9,000 investigations.

Beach House and Mitski and Spoon, oh my! Here are the tracks public radio is spinning over and over this year.