HOLIDAYS WEEKENDS

Democrats reeled in their white whale at last, but he fought against being the prize they wanted.

Since launching stateside in 2011, the green logo of Spotify has come to be, almost like Kleenex, synonymous with the weird new world of streaming. So, dozens of billions of dollars later, what’s up?

The high-profile incident, which the musician and record producer insists is a case of self-defense, has seen celebrities and even President Trump rally to his cause.

NPR sent photographers across the country to document the differences between school districts.

Scientists hoping to get more diversity of ancestry among medical research volunteers need to grapple with the history of medical exploitation, says a Columbia University bioethicist.

Today, “inequality is endemic” in America’s public schools, according to a new report.

His resignation comes after nearly two weeks of street protests. On Monday, hundreds of thousands of people shut down a large highway.

The Food and Drug Administration, which requested the recall, is not recommending that people who already have Allergan’s Biocell implants get them removed unless there are symptoms or problems.

The financially struggling school district that threatened foster care over unpaid lunch debt is now apologizing for dozens of letters officials sent this month to parents.

In what a former Mexican official called the “pic du jour,” a Mexican National Guard member stands in the way of a Guatemalan woman and her son who are trying to reach the U.S. border.

The skirmish occurred over disputed islands in the East China Sea during a joint China-Russia air patrol Tuesday morning.

Evidence that arose after Meek’s trial is “of such a strong nature and character that a different verdict will likely result at a retrial,” a three-judge panel in Pennsylvania says.

There’s still much research to be done before the device is routinely useful. But one man was able to use it to gently grasp his wife’s hand and feel her touch — an emotional moment, he says.

The polarizing and showboating new prime minister has vowed to deliver on the U.K. leaving the European Union in October, whether or not a deal is reached.

Just hours earlier, another judge ruled that the change could take effect because it was “in the greater public interest to allow the administration to carry out its immigration policy.”

The former special counsel is set to testify before two House committees. Read his full opening remarks.

Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the company will pay $5 billion and its co-founder could be subject to penalties if Facebook doesn’t comply with the agreement.

Former special counsel Robert Mueller didn’t want to appear in Wednesday’s hearings, but lawmakers insisted that he tell his story in public to the House judiciary and intelligence committees.

Four months after its top-selling 737 Max airliner was grounded worldwide, Boeing announced a 35% drop in revenues and a loss of $2.9 billion in the second quarter.

That’s good for farmers but bad for taxpayers, who subsidize government-backed crop insurance. The fate of research that forecasts these costs is in doubt as economists and scientists leave the USDA.

The Supreme Court justice sat down for an interview with NPR’s Nina Totenberg and said that despite battling cancer for a third time earlier this year, she’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

The Justice Department says it is launching a wide-ranging antitrust review, without naming the companies. But there have been increasing calls to regulate companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon.

Joel and Julia Helfman met in 1943. Married nearly 70 years, they’re still utterly devoted. Says Julia: “How was I smart enough to know that this, this young man would always keep me happy?”

President Trump is expected to sign the measure, ending a years-long ordeal for the victims after concerns that the fund was on the verge of running out of money.

It’s the first state in the nation to outlaw the practice, which animal-rights advocates say is equivalent to chopping off a person’s fingers at the first knuckle.

Lawmakers across the U.S. and in the EU argue that labels like “vegan sausage” or “cauliflower rice” mislead people. Tofurky, the ACLU and others are suing, saying new label laws violate free speech.

The deal, approved by a federal judge on Tuesday, enshrines the right of transgender individuals to use bathrooms that match their gender identities in many North Carolina public buildings.

Yelena Grigoryeva was found near her home in St. Petersburg on Sunday, with multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation, activists said on social media.

“We are confident we brought down one drone; we may have brought down a second,” CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said on Tuesday during an interview with CBS News.

While the prolific Hollywood writer’s career is well-documented, his personal history has been a mystery. His memoir is painful and inspiring, infuriating and full of hope, humorous and depressing.