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Maine Sen. Susan Collins is used to being the key vote on big issues. As the controversy around Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has heated up, so has the pressure on Collins back home.

The Trump administration announced a proposal to deny green cards to some immigrants on public benefits like food and housing assistance.

The New York Philharmonic launches its season with a new music director and executive director. The Metropolitan Opera's season starts with a young music director.

President Trump is defending his embattled Supreme Court nominee in the face of another allegation of sexual misconduct. Trump will take questions from reporters Wednesday in New York.

At 18, Jean Annette Watters was recruited for the top secret British military program to decode German messages during World War II. She died Sept. 15 and was buried in Nebraska.

Airline authorities in India say a man was looking for an electric outlet. That's why he tried to open the door of the cockpit as the plane was about to take off. He was detained by police.

Former sex crimes prosecutor and Department of Justice Deputy Inspector General Cynthia Schnedar tells NPR's Rachel Martin what to expect ahead of the historic Senate hearing.

Watch all the action from WXPN's Latin music festival, starting Sunday, July 15 at 4:45 p.m. ET.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with comedian Bo Burnham about his new film, Eighth Grade.

Years after New Englanders saw that acid rain caused by coal plants was killing red spruce trees, the trees are better. Researchers say the red spruce shows the positive impact of air pollution laws.