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Lawmakers approved a resolution affirming that it is U.S. policy to recognize the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, now modern-day Turkey.

The special NPR series Body Electric examines how technology is affecting our posture. You can follow along with the series at npr.org/bodyelectric or on the TED Radio Hour podcast feed.

In a bid to revive the faltering economy, Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates by half a percentage point. But in a statement, the Fed signals it may be the last cut in the near future. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

President Bush has delayed for 60 days a possible strike by Northwest Airline's mechanics. Other major airlines facing labor troubles see today's federal intervention as a signal the president may help them avert strikes too. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.

In the small town of Lititz, Pa., the luxury timepiece company Rolex operates a school for watch repair in partnership with a Swiss watchmakers' organization. As Jack Speer reports for Morning Edition, the opening of the "Watch Technicum" is the latest signal of a rebirth for the high end of the watch industry.

A judge blocks Donald Trump's bid to keep the public from seeing what he did Jan. 6. Troops prevent migrants from crossing into Poland from Belarus. Sixteen U.N. staffers in Ethiopia are detained.

The White House said in a statement that the Taliban was responsible for the attack.

Alaska has a sexual assault rate 3 times the national average and a child sex assault rate 6 times. NPR's Scott Simon discusses that with Alexander Hirsch of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.

The special counsel's office has proposed that a federal judge set Jan. 2, 2024 as the start of former President Donald Trump's trial on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.