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Sen. Dianne Feinstein has been receiving treatment for shingles in California, keeping her from returning to Washington. She's seen here in the U.S. Capitol Building in February — the last month in which she cast a Senate vote.

Feinstein asks to be temporarily replaced on Judiciary Committee amid calls to resign

The move could help Senate Democrats advance more federal judges for confirmation. Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress, hasn't cast a vote since Feb. 16.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on April 20.

Alabama Republican blasts an effort to rid the military of white nationalists

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is under pressure for holding up military nominees over abortion policy he disagrees with. When asked whether that is hurting military readiness, he faulted President Biden.

Mark Zuckerberg, left, alongside Jeff Ibrahim, center, following their jiu-jitsu match on May 6 in California. One of the third place competitors, Henry Francisco, is at right.

Video shows how a storekeeper defeated Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in jiu-jitsu

The last person Jeff Ibrahim expected to face in the gold medal round of a jiu-jitsu competition in California was tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg.

A customer waits to order food at a Miami McDonald's on July 26, 2022. The CEO of McDonald's expects the U.S. to experience a mild recession and says customers have grown more reluctant to splurge on or supersize their orders.

The U.S. economy is losing steam. Bank woes and other hurdles are to blame.

The country's GDP growth is slowing as banks cut back on credit and the Federal Reserve tries to crack down on inflation.

Reporters' notebook: The Olympics closing ceremony is way more fun than you'd think

Olympics opening ceremonies tend to get more love than their closing counterparts. But a pair of NPR reporters who watched both in Italy left with a newfound appreciation for the latter.

Ilia Malinin, U.S. figure skater favored for gold, finishes 8th

Malinin, undefeated since 2023, stumbled and fell multiple times, landing far off the podium. Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold in an upset that shocked even himself.

Roundup: Your Tips To Fight Food Waste

Food waste is bad for your wallet and the planet. These tips and tricks will help you preserve food longer, cook more creatively and ultimately save food — a precious resource — from the landfill.

Illustration of a person standing in front of a life-sized chart showing different colors in waves and lines representing them balancing their stock portfolio.

5 tips to start investing in the stock market

Investing in a smart way can get you set up for whatever the future may bring. But where to begin? Here are a few tips for those who are just entering the world of investing.

Eight inches of snow on Friday and early Saturday helped extinguish the wildfires that prompted the evacuation of more than 30,000 people in suburban Colorado.

Snow puts out Colorado wildfires with 3 people missing and nearly 1,000 homes burned

Local officials said three people were still unaccounted for after the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history. Authorities also raised the count of homes destroyed to nearly 1,000.

Pews were marked off to encourage social distancing at a funeral home in Temple, Penn., in March of 2021, around the time the Delta variant began to take hold in the United States.

Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses

FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process.

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