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Congress is back in session to try to come to some kind of budget agreement to prevent the government from shutting down at the end of the week.

More than 100 professional ungulates overran an Idaho neighborhood Friday, briefly tasting freedom — and a whole lot of manicured lawns while they were at it.

Mortimer Caplin was a U.S. Navy beachmaster who helped steer U.S. forces during the Normandy invasion 72 years ago this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks to him ahead of his 100th birthday.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Dr. Robert Linton, chief medical officer of Howard University Hospital about what on-the-field football physicians prioritize when a player has a life-threatening injury.

Our comics blogger, Glen Weldon, tees up all 57 of the offerings for this year's Free Comic Book Day and tells you which ones to try to lay your paws upon.

A new book explains that the women were not personal friends, but they were strong allies on the Supreme Court bench, especially in the legal fight for women's equality.

The World Resources Institute says you don't have to bid burgers bye-bye in order to reduce the environmental footprint of what you eat. Americans cutting back on beef could go a long way, it says.

In what is likely to be a slim majority, Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives. Not all the races have been decided. In the Senate, Democrats retain control.

Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. gymnasts compete in the team final. U.S. swimmers are back in the pool, but the triathlon is postponed due to dirty river water.

Sandra Day O'Connor was called "the most powerful woman in America" during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice.