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President Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called the snap vote after the far-right party of Marine Le Pen trounced his centrist party in European parliament elections last weekend.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Coast Guard Captain Jason Neubauer about the investigation of how the El Faro cargo ship and its crew sank after sailing into Hurricane Joaquin.

Amid concerns about the complexity and stress of college admissions, some schools are flipping the script by offering to admit students who haven't even applied. It's called direct admissions.

Activist-artist Tanzila Ahmed's snarky cards challenge stereotypes about Muslim-Americans. "With humor, you're able to sneak into people's consciousness and get them to think differently," she says.

We're in the thick of holiday movie season. One New England state has been the backdrop for lots of these films in recent years and this year it's capitalizing on that role.

When the USS Eagle sank eighty years ago off the coast of Maine, it was ruled an accident. Now it's known to be one of the last US ships sunk by the Germans in World War Two, and the crew is recognized with a memorial.

Republicans in Congress are turning to a tool of the budget process to pass major elements of President Trump's agenda without the threat of a filibuster from Senate Democrats.

A bail hearing in South Africa for Paralympic star and accused murderer Oscar Pistorius had members of the gallery gasping. Host Melissa Block talks with journalist Andrew Harding about a wild day of testimony and challenges.

Moderna is quadrupling the price of its COVID-19 vaccine when the U.S. government is no longer the exclusive buyer. Senators grilled the company's CEO on the hike and access for the uninsured.

Election Day voting has begun in many parts of the country. We are getting an update from a polling place in the swing state of Georgia.