New York City authorities are trying to learn additional information about 27-year-old Shane Tamura, the gunman who burst into a Manhattan skyscraper and killed four people, including an NYPD officer.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with former federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner about convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn her conviction.

Two prominent Israeli rights groups say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. NPR talks with Yuli Novak, executive director of B'Tselem, an organization that tracks human rights violations.

Trump said he's cutting short a 50-day deadline for the Kremlin to agree to a peace deal, saying Russia has less than two weeks to wind down its war in Ukraine or face huge new economic penalties.

Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) take on planet-devourer in Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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President Trump's executive order on how cities and states deal with homelessness encourages removing encampments and getting people into treatment -- through involuntary civil commitment if needed.

Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now the No. 2 official at the Department of Justice and is handling the Epstein matter. His involvement raises unusual questions.

Scattered storms and muggy nights continue across Western North Carolina as forecasters eye a weekend cooldown.

NPR looks at how President Trump's actions have created a tension in Washington over who is responsible for the various aspects of the government.

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