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House Speaker Mike Johnson's temporary spending plan has already been met with opposition from Democrats and some Republicans.

The court ruled unanimously that compulsory sterilization surgery for people who seek to legally change their gender is unconstitutional.

Cirque du Soleil is trading in its trademark worldbeat vibes for banjos and country two-step, for a new show to be unveiled next summer.

A month after auto workers first walked off the job, UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will be ready to call for an expansion of its strike against Big Three automakers at any time.

Dave Itzkoff's new book, Mad as Hell, chronicles the making of the movie Network. NPR commentator Ted Koppel says Network was meant as a satire, but seems like "inspired prophecy" now.

Hamas' reaction was generally "positive" but it still insists on a permanent cease-fire and full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, which Israel has rejected. The U.S. will discuss it with Israel.

Olivia and Liam are the most popular baby names in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year, according to an annual tally by the Social Security Administration.

On the May 3 episode of New Music Friday, NPR Music's Hazel Cills and WRTI's Nate Chinen discuss the week's essential new albums, including Radical Optimism, from the dance-pop superstar Dua Lipa.

El Niño helped drive global average temperatures to new records over the last year. Forecasters say it's waning, but that 2024 may still be one for the record books.

A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky.