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Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murodoch's newspaper empire in Britain, has been acquitted of phone hacking and other criminal charges. But Andrew Coulson, former editor of a Murdoch-owned tabloid and one-time chief spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron, was convicted. The verdicts comprise the latest development in a scandal that has touched the heights of British media and politics.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders about the $3.5 trillion spending plan that is working its way through the House.

Lawmakers have been critical of how the FBI mishandled the investigation of Larry Nassar. Several prominent gymnasts abused by Nassar are testifying about the case to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Two new films grapple with the complexity of moral courage. Wife of a Spy is set in Japan on the cusp of WWII. Azor follows a Swiss banker during the Argentine dictatorship of the 1980s.

If the latest projections about the delta surge are correct, life may finally start returning to normal again in coming months.

The new rule is intended to decrease the use of greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons by 85% over the next 15 years. The gases that are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on kids' mental health.

Hotly contested gubernatorial races in the Midwest are testing whether President Trump's wins in states like Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin represent a lasting shift or a blip.

The Women's March group is organizing protests across the United States in support of abortion rights: a response to the recent restrictive law passed in Texas.

Some swing voters who supported Joe Biden over Donald Trump in 2020's election are a bit unsure now. Some are still turned off by the ex-president but also uncertain about Biden and the Democrats.