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Nandita Venkatesan of Mumbai, India, has survived two rounds of tuberculosis though one treatment caused her to go deaf. She now advocates for other TB patients and survivors.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., says he is confident the president will sign the legislation. The Senate passed the bill earlier this month.

Senators said they were assessing what to make of new accusations involving the Supreme Court nominee as the hours tick toward a high-stakes hearing on Thursday.

The audit has been called a political gesture to placate anti-abortion groups that oppose use of the tissue. Fetal tissue has played a part in developing vaccines and medical treatments.

Floodwaters from Hurricane Florence are inundating towns in South Carolina. In Georgetown, officials are trying to minimize the damage as the Waccamaw River is expected to crest Wednesday night.

One thing was clear after the president spoke with the media for nearly 90 minutes Wednesday: There's a lot riding on this week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

President Trump is defending his embattled Supreme Court nominee in the face of another allegation of sexual misconduct. Trump will take questions from reporters Wednesday in New York.

Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia of NPR's 'What's Good' podcast break down how hip-hop has borrowed from Latin music many times over the years.

The statement on the appointment of bishops in China has sparked confusion and criticism among some Catholics. The pope reassured them that functionaries won't be named to deal with religious issues.

At 18, Jean Annette Watters was recruited for the top secret British military program to decode German messages during World War II. She died Sept. 15 and was buried in Nebraska.