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A federal court ordered the state to proceed with an August 2 primary using maps that were ruled unconstitutional in March.

U.S. first lady Jill Biden spent Mother's Day in Slovakia, meeting Ukrainian mothers who have been displaced by Russia's war and assuring them that the "hearts of the American people" are behind them.

The first federal trial over the painkiller Vioxx begins Tuesday in Houston. Pharmaceutical company Merck has defended its handling of the drug in two previous state cases, losing one of them. Merck withdrew Vioxx from the market last year after a study showed that the drug posed heart risks.

Connecticut becomes the first state to sue the federal government over the federal No Child Left Behind law. The state says the federal government is forcing it to spend millions of its own dollars on unnecessary tests.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) explains how Democrats have made attempts that were nixed by Republican majority.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Signaling renewed support for Ukraine, the U.S. says it will slowly return diplomats back to the Ukrainian capital. It also promised new military aid for the besieged country.

Christmas starts early in a lot of retail stores, but in Venezuela it's starting Oct. 1. NPR's Scott Simon explains.

The decision by the Defense Department comes as Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland have been stalled for weeks by the courts.