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A divided Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 Thursday to uphold a key tool of civil rights law — the ability of plaintiffs to sue in housing bias cases using evidence of disparate impact.

GOOD Meat, which grows chicken and other meat from animal cells in a production facility, is the second company to cross this hurdle. The move brings no-kill meat closer to sale in the U.S.

In his first known trip to the United Kingdom since the Queen's funeral, Prince Harry attended a High Court hearing. The Duke of Sussex is one of six people suing a publisher for privacy violations.

Listen to these podcasts from middle and high school students, selected from entries submitted on or before March 3.

The top Senate Republican suffered a concussion and will remain in the hospital for observation and treatment after a fall on Wednesday evening at a D.C. hotel. He had been attending a private dinner.

The Twitter account for the Merriam-Webster dictionary put out a call asking people to share words in other languages that don't fully translate to English. People came through.

The wild animals are more similar to foxes than to domesticated dogs. Data that suggested a link between raccoon dogs and the origins of the COVID pandemic was removed from an international database.

The Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing began with a series of fireworks across the city. NPR's Howard Berkes describes the ceremony, which took place in the stadium known as the Bird's Nest, to host Madeleine Brand.

The federal government is taking dramatic action to steer GM through bankruptcy. The hope is to save jobs and help the company emerge with a healthier balance sheet and a better chance of succeeding in the marketplace. But the GM bailout has already costs American taxpayers billions and the price tag is likely to rise significantly.

Senate Republicans expressed confidence in Mitch McConnell's leadership Thursday, one day after the Senate minority leader abruptly froze during his weekly press conference.