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President Obama is expected to name former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to lead the troubled Food and Drug Administration.

The owner of the ship that caused the fatal collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge faces a $100 million lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department.

Typhoon Ragasa slammed into southern China Wednesday, unleashing 150 miles per hour wind gusts and torrential rain.

Protesters accused of antifa ties and convicted in a Texas immigration center shooting were sentenced to decades in prison.

There are more questions after preliminary results of an independent autopsy of the body of Nolan Wells were inconclusive. The 18 year-old was left on a Mississippi island by friends.

U.S. health officials ramp up the ability to test for coronavirus. The Democratic presidential race may narrow again after Super Tuesday. And, Israel holds a third election in less than a year.

Across its shortlist of 141 scores, several composers are nominated three or more times, along with some films that won't likely be mentioned in the same breath as the Oscars again any time soon.

The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 42 people died Sunday and more than 50 people were wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks were continuing at "full force."

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actress Kathleen Chalfant and director Sarah Friedland about their new film, "Familiar Touch," following an elderly woman adjusting to life at an assisted living facility.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Steven Knight, the creator of the "House of Guinness" - an historical drama series about the family that established the famous brewing company in Ireland.