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Democrats are celebrating a year after stinging election losses as Ralph Northam rode an anti-Trump wave to victory over Republican Ed Gillespie, who ran a hard line on immigration and social issues.

The Country Music Association stirred controversy late last week by threatening journalists with expulsion if they asked any questions about the Las Vegas massacre or musicians' positions on guns.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: No Jacket Required, Salad Soaker and Delivery Kid.

Poet and critic Kevin Young attempts to make sense of a worsening surge in hoaxes — from plagiarism to fake news — in a new deeply researched history.

The Latin Grammy nominated song "Despacito" is a smash hit on YouTube. But if you ask Google's personal assistant to play "Despacito" it can't understand the command. Even though YouTube is part of Google. It's a learning moment about artificial intelligence, how natural language processing works and why machines still struggle with translation and foreign accents.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initially lifted a ban on importing trophies of elephants from Zimbabwe and Zambia. But on Friday, President Trump said he wants more time to consider it.

NPR's Melissa Block talks to Persis Mbangsi, a chemical engineer in Cameroon, about coming to the U.S. to participate in a State Department program inspired by the film Hidden Figures.

Devin Patrick Kelley was convicted of assaulting his then-wife and fracturing his stepson's skull, according to a former Air Force chief prosecutor. A mistake by the Air Force allowed him to buy guns.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is launching an unpredictable process Monday, affording lawmakers the chance to bring any ideas to the floor. "Whoever gets to 60 [votes] wins," he said.

The rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, one of the few left in Syria, has been bombarded by pro-regime forces recently — and UNICEF and other aid groups have struggled to describe the carnage.