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A U.S. official disputes the White House account of the deadly Caribbean boat strike. And, a person familiar with the National Guard shooting suspect says he was suffering a personal crisis.

Gov. Larry Rhoden is set to deliver the annual budget address Tuesday.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the questions he has surrounding the U.S. military strikes on boats near Venezuela.

President Trump met with his advisors Monday to discuss next steps with Venezuela as lawmakers continue to raise concerns about the administration's military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea.

Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.

Tuesday's special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District between Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps has attracted outsize attention and spending from both parties.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Monday said he received word from Andrew Wolfe's family that the 24-year-old was responsive to a nurse and wiggled his toes.

The allegations in the multibillion-dollar case sound familiar: A voting-tech company accuses Fox News of defamation for false claims it broadcast about rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election.

A Florida-based company is charging military veterans as much as $20,000 for help with disability claims, even though the VA has said that may be illegal and the service should be free. But so far nobody's stopping the company and others like it.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Alicia Graf Mack, the new artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, about her vision for the company where she once served as principal dancer. Pegged to new season opening 12/3.

Pope Leo ended his first overseas trip Tuesday with a Mass along the Beirut waterfront.

Several dozen tribal radio stations were caught in the crossfire of federal funding cuts this fall. NPR's Frank Langfitt visited one station in Colorado navigating its survival.