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Maine Sen. Susan Collins is used to being the key vote on big issues. As the controversy around Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has heated up, so has the pressure on Collins back home.

For 10 days, they sing, dance, chant and pray at the feet of Ganesh statues, then submerge them in water. The festival was once used to circumvent British rule.

An 8-year-old eastern black rhino bull, born and raised in San Diego, recently made a 68-hour journey to Tanzania where he will eventually be released into the wild.

That state is experimenting with allowing service members deployed overseas to vote using an app on their smartphone. But there are some big security concerns about the app.

Love, Gilda, explores the life of one of the original SNL cast members, Gilda Radner. NPR's Melissa Block speaks to the director, Lisa D'Apolito, about the struggles Radner faced off camera.

The Trump administration announced a proposal to deny green cards to some immigrants on public benefits like food and housing assistance.

The U.S. cable giant won a rare auction held by British regulators with a bid of $39 billion. Comcast hopes acquiring Sky will help it compete with online streaming services Netflix and Amazon.

The "provisional" deal — signed in Beijing by deputy foreign ministers on both sides — gives the Holy See a say in naming of bishops, and grants the pope veto power over candidates.

The state's new Office of Elections Cybersecurity will focus on combating social media campaigns that try to confuse voters or discourage them from casting ballots.

As United Nations leaders gather in New York, top food and nutrition experts are convening for a forum to talk about how people around the globe can have both a nourished diet and a healthy planet.