Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
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Richard Briggs has served as Tennessee state senator for District 7, representing part of Knox County, since 2014. In 2019, he helped pass a state trigger bill on abortion that was one of the most austere in the U.S. Emily Moses for NPR hide caption
A Tennessee lawmaker helped pass a strict abortion law. He's now trying to loosen it
A federal judge dismissed the Walt Disney Company's lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Disney sued after DeSantis and state lawmakers removed the company's self-governing status in 2023. Olga Thompson/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images hide caption
A federal judge dismisses Disney's lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
This image provided by the CDC shows counties, shaded in teal, where federal officials suggest offering syphilis testing to all sexually active people between the ages of 15 and 44. AP hide caption
Have a seat on my couch: When the beloved children's character Elmo asked people how they were doing, the responses came from far beyond Sesame Street. Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Headspace hide caption
An unpainted Boeing 737 Max 8 is parked at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash. on January 25, 2024. Boeing is still reeling from the fallout of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 which lost a part of its fuselage in mid-flight earlier in the month. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Boeing declines to give a financial outlook as it focuses on quality and safety
Candles spell out the name of Tyre Nichols during a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of his death, Jan. 7, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Karen Pulfer Focht/AP hide caption
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has led the department through a massive FAFSA overhaul mandated by Congress about three years ago. Colin Myers/Claflin University/Getty Images hide caption
A new FAFSA setback means many college financial aid offers won't come until April
Experts and creators weigh in on TikTok voice. compiled by NPR/Natalya Toryanski, Adam Aleksic, Rishika Vinnakota, Daniel Grinspan, Ashley Warren hide caption
Do you have 'TikTok voice'? It's OK if you don't want to get rid of it
Tesla CEO Elon Musk waves as he arrives at the annual political festival Atreju, organized by the Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy political party, in Rome, Dec. 16, 2023. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is shown speaking at the PBS Utah Governor's Monthly News Conference at the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City, Oct. 19, 2023. Laura Seitz/AP hide caption
Tuesday
A Toyota RAV4 sits on the sales lot at a Toyota dealership in February 2011 in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Neuralink has conducted its first surgical test of a brain implant, Elon Musk says. An example of the device, whose size has been compared to a coin and which has "threads" that connect to the brain, is seen here in a photo from the company's brochure. Neuralink/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift celebrate after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium in Maryland on Sunday. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption
Werfel says he wants to build a "menu of options" for how people can file their tax returns. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption