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A pilot gestures from the grounded EC-LZO Boeing 767 flight, initially meant to deport Rwandan asylum-seekers, at Boscombe Down Air Base in Boscombe Down, England, on June 14. The flight taking asylum-seekers from the U.K. to Rwanda was grounded at the last minute, after the intervention of the European Court of Human Rights.

U.K. top court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda

The ruling comes months after the government introduced a plan to deport hundreds of potential asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Immigration lawyers and human rights groups have warned of rights violations.

House Democratic candidates make abortion access top focus of '24 campaigns

Democrats are targeting seats with first-term GOP incumbents in states where access to abortion rights could resonate with swing voters.

A picture taken on Oct. 15 at the scene of the first explosion in the Oct. 14 Mogadishu terrorist attacks.

Mogadishu Truck Bomb's Death Toll Now Tops 500, Probe Committee Says

An updated death toll in what Somalis have described as their 9/11 has risen.

Selection Sunday Produces 2016 March Madness Bracket

Kansas is the overall No. 1 seed. North Carolina got another of the top spots. The other No. 1s, Virginia and Oregon, were considered surprises in some circles. The 68-team tournament starts Tuesday.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump flock to the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C. Officials who were speakers at that rally are under scrutiny over the riot at the U.S. Capitol later that day.

A Lawsuit Against Jan. 6 Rally Speakers Forces DOJ To Consider Who's Legally Immune

The Justice Department is considering whether the federal officials who spoke at a Trump rally ahead of the insurrection were acting within the scope of their jobs that day.

Keith Packer (shown here on Jan. 13, 2021) of Newport News, Va., stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic "Camp Auschwitz" sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt. He has been sentenced to 75 days of imprisonment.

The Jan. 6 rioter who wore a 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets 75 days in jail

Photographs of Keith Packer wearing the antisemitic sweatshirt went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Packer said he wore it because he was "cold," according to a court filing.

Nevada Spends Only $6.75 Per Capita On Public Health

The current measles outbreak across several states is highlighting the need for rapid response from local public health agencies. In Nevada, financial…

More than half of State Department positions requiring Senate confirmation still don't have a nominee, including the ambassador to South Korea and the assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs.

Trump Leaves Top Administration Positions Unfilled, Says Hollow Government By Design

With a Cabinet post awaiting a nominee and hundreds of senior government positions unfilled, Trump says he is draining the swamp. Others say he is leaving "substitute teachers" in charge.

Expert Warns Iran Likely Will Retaliate For U.S. Killing Of Top General

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Douglas Ollivant, director for Iraq at the National Security Council during both the Bush and Obama administrations, about the Trump-ordered airstrike.

Top security officials defend the use of messaging group chat to House committee

The Atlantic magazine published a group chat with the defense secretary that had details on U.S. airstrikes in Yemen. Democrats called for resignations while many Republicans said it's no big deal.

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