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A jury has decided the news and gossip site Gawker should pay $115 million and punitive damages to Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan. Gawker had posted excerpts of a video showing him having sex with a friend's wife.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with recently retired Boeing company employee Leslie Shook whose voice is used as part of the greeting and warning system of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet.

The corruption scandal roiling Brazil's government and business elite has polarized the nation. The president faces impeachment; the ex-president faces corruption charges — and crowds are on the streets.

Recent bombings in Turkey attributed to radical Kurds have the country reeling. NPR's Melissa Block discusses the situation with Gonul Tol of the Middle East Institute.

The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates await results in the Ohio and North Carolina primary contests.

China's legislature, long dismissed as a "rubber stamp" and empty political theater, attracts some of the country's wealthiest and most prominent figures. But how much can it accomplish?

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough tweeted: "Smile. You just had a big night." Others commented that she was "shouting angrily." The response to their criticism on Twitter was swift.

Schools all over the country, not just Michigan, have struggled to eliminate lead from water fountains and cafeterias — some for more than a decade.

Who's in the running to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court? An announcement could come this week.

The Washington, D.C., Metrorail system will be out of service for 29 hours due to potential faults in the electrical system. The subway is key for commuters, many of whom staff the federal government.