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Sisters Rotana (left) and Tala Farea, whose bodies, bound together with tape and facing each other, were discovered on the banks of New York City's Hudson River waterfront on Oct. 24. They were Saudi citizens.

N.Y. Police Seeking Answers In Deaths Of Saudi Sisters Found In River

Police identified them as Rotana and Tala Farea, who had moved to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Investigators want to know how and why they wound up bound together in the water.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. holds a news conference following the 2018 midterm elections on Nov. 7, 2018. Pelosi expects to lead the House Democrats and plans an agenda focused on promoting campaign finance reform, an expansion of voting rights and overhauling political redistricting.

Democrats Say Their First Bill Will Focus On Strengthening Democracy At Home

The first bill House Democrats' will vote on would establish automatic voter registration, strengthen the Voting Rights Act, limit partisan redistricting and tighten campaign finance laws.

Sans Forgetica: A Font To Remember

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with typography lecturer Stephen Banham of RMIT University about a new font he helped develop to assist people in remembering what they've read.

This October 2008 photo shows Mercury during the Messenger spacecraft's second flyby of the planet. The European Space Agency's BepiColombo will take seven years to reach the innermost planet in our solar system.

A Slow Trip To A Hot Planet: Spacecraft Launches For Mission To Mercury

The European Space Agency's BepiColombo will take seven years to reach the innermost planet in our solar system, where temperatures at the surface can reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit.

A man raises his arm in a Nazi salute in response to heckling from leftists at a protest gathering the day after a fatal stabbing by migrant suspects triggered large protests in the city of Chemnitz in eastern Germany.

Anti-Immigrant Protest Turns Violent In Eastern German City Of Chemnitz

The rally had right-wing protesters, some thrusting Nazi salutes, as well as leftist counterprotesters. It was triggered by the arrest of a Syrian and Iraqi man in connection with a fatal stabbing.

A police officer walks past the GLHF Game Bar where three people including the gunman were killed at Jacksonville Landing on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla.

Madden Tournaments Canceled After Deadly Shooting In Jacksonville

Two players were killed when a shooter opened fire at a Florida tournament. Police say the shooter took his own life. The CEO of game-maker Electronic Arts says he has canceled three upcoming events.

"I do not cry for a perfect man," Sen. Lindsey Graham said in his farewell to McCain. "I cry for a man who had honor and always was willing to admit to his imperfection."

McCain Honored By Best Friend Graham In Emotional Senate Speech

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said that Sen. John McCain, who died on Saturday, was successful in spite of his political failures.

Fire Engulfs Brazil's National Museum

A fire has gutted the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country.

Resentments remain over pay hike for lawmakers

Democratic state legislators are beginning the New Year with some resentment towards Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo over a deal that gives them a big raise…

Senate Sets Mid-January Confirmation Hearings For Attorney General Nominee

William Barr, nominated by President Trump to become attorney general, will face the Senate Jan. 15 and 16. If confirmed, Barr will replace acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker.

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