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France's Olivier Giroud, center, goes down after a header during the group C match between Denmark and France at the 2018 soccer World Cup at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Tuesday. The teams played to a scoreless tie — the tournament's first.

World Cup: The Bad And Good Of France And Denmark's 0-0 Tie

Until Tuesday, this World Cup hadn't seen zero matches in which both teams failed to score. That set a record, but didn't make it any easier to watch France and Denmark play pat-a-cake for 90 minutes.

A May 2016 photo provided by the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign shows the candidate during a Bengali community outreach event in New York.

Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

In a stunning upset, the 28-year-old socialist, whose mother was born in Puerto Rico, unseated Democratic stalwart Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's diverse 14th Congressional District.

Lawmakers Interview FBI Agent Who Sent Anti-Trump Texts

The FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation for sending anti-Trump text messages will be on Capitol Hill today.

Supreme Court Rules Against Mandatory Union Dues For Public Employees

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that public sector unions are no longer allowed to compel workers to pay dues. This represents a blow to organized labor.

Polish lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove prison penalties in a controversial Holocaust law. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (upper left) looks on as a right-wing lawmaker blocks the podium in a failed effort to obstruct the vote.

Poland Backtracks On A Controversial Holocaust Speech Law

Under the law, anyone who accuses the country of complicity in Nazi crimes during World War II could face three years' imprisonment. But lawmakers voted to remove that penalty on Wednesday.

Sauk Valley Group Delivers Debate Invitation to Kinzinger's Office

Sauk Valley-area activists Wednesday encouraged 16th District U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger to take part in a public forum.Members of the group Action For A…

Franklin Gebhardt was convicted this week of the brutal slaying of 23-year-old Timothy Coggins in 1983.

Georgia Man Convicted Of Slaying Black Man In Decades-Old Cold Case

Franklin Gebhardt was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 20 years for brutally murdering Timothy Coggins. Prosecutors said Gebhardt killed Coggins for socializing with a white woman.

Former Clerk For Justice Anthony Kennedy Reacts To His Retirement Announcement

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, after 30 years on the bench. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dan Epps, a former clerk for Justice Kennedy.

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, listens to the response to a question he posed to a high school student during his visit to the Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

What Justice Anthony Kennedy's Retirement Could Mean For The Supreme Court's Future

Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz discusses Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement announcement Wednesday.

In this Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, photo, Isabel Escobar stands in front of window at her home in Chicago. Escobar, who was born in Guatemala, has cleaned homes for years in the U.S. and has suffered sexual harassment on the job. Unions and worker associations say that immigrant women who clean offices, hotels or homes suffer sexual harassment often but hardly report it because of fear of losing their jobs or fear of being deported. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

For Housekeepers' Safety, Hotel Panic Buttons To Be Required In Chicago

Starting next month, Chicago will join Seattle in requiring hotels to provide all housekeepers with panic buttons they can use if they are sexually assaulted, harassed or threatened by a guest.

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