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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Parker Higgins about his project "FOIA the Dead." Higgins submits a public records request for the FBI file of every person who receives a New York Times obituary.

The boy faces felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and manufacturing and dissemination of child pornography in connection with the attack on a 15-year-old Chicago girl.

We consider what might happen if Senate Republicans resort to the "nuclear option" of changing Senate rules to thwart a potential Democratic filibuster of Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch.

As President Fattah al-Sisi meets President Trump, Egyptians in exile and in jail wonder if the U.S. cares about human rights. They don't want Trump to turn a blind eye to Egypt's political prisoners.

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland, who has said he will vote against the nomination of judge Neil Gorsuch. Cardin, however, has not said if he will support the filibuster.

A new project aims to celebrate Jewish food and culture in all its diversity. It's collecting recipes from the Jewish diaspora and staging public events where stories behind the recipes are the stars.

A lawsuit filed on Monday by a paid political commentator for the Fox News Channel alleges past chairman, Roger Ailes, made unwanted sexual advances while holding out the possibility of a promotion.

Fans of the sitcom can get a taste of the golden life at Rue La Rue Cafe, the Golden Girls-themed restaurant in Manhattan. Co-owned by actress Rue McClanahan's son, it serves up pop culture and food.

The Silicon Valley fledgling and the Detroit titan aren't exactly an even match in size and output — yet this week investors pushed Tesla past Ford, even if only for the moment.

A 2013 California law that granted driver's licenses to immigrants in the country illegally reduced hit-and-run accidents by 7 to 10 percent in 2015, meaning roughly 4,000 fewer hit-and-runs.