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Byrne served as governor from 1973-1982 and is best known for approving casino gambling and pushing through the state's first income tax — a move that nearly cost him reelection.

On the table: a path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million people who are in the country illegally if lawmakers will spend $25 billion on a border wall and make changes to the legal immigration system.

For the first time in more than 4 decades, Congress holds a hearing Tuesday on the president's sole authority to order the use of nuclear weapons, and the process by which that power is exercised.

Angela Merkel chided her agriculture minister for flipping his vote on use of the weedkiller glyphosate — a move that angered German allies and endangered Merkel's coalition-building efforts at home.

The Earth's encounter with asteroid 3200 Phaethon on Saturday will be its closest since 1974 — and the closest it will be until 2093. The flyby means good gazing for amateur astronomers.

CEO Sam Haskell and board chair Lynn Weidner are stepping down under pressure regarding emails that contained crude language disparaging former pageant winners were published by HuffPoston Thursday.

Stock prices boomed this year all over the world, including the United States. It was the best year for the market since 2013. But many market-watchers say prices have probably topped off for a while.

The federal minimum wage is stuck at $7.25 per hour. But many states have pushed wage floors higher over the years. Now, 18 states and 20 localities will raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1.

The president was met by a protester who threw Russian flags at him and chanted "Trump is treason!" as Trump arrived to urge Senate Republicans to pass tax cuts.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to technology writer and professor Zeynep Tufekci about what she describes as Equifax's unaccountability after a massive data breach.