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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina about the debt ceiling. The U.S. government could default on its debt in a matter of weeks if the debt ceiling isn't raised.

No injuries were reported after nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board, fire department and company officials said.

White House and congressional staff will continue to meet, but President Biden and congressional leaders will hold off on their plan to gather on Friday.

Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.

Daily room cleaning used to be standard in hotels. Now, the union UNITE HERE is fighting to bring that back, as hotels have cut back citing worker shortages and changing guest preferences.

It's been a year since Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh was killed reporting on an Israeli raid in the West Bank. Israel never prosecuted anyone and her family still seeks accountability.

If Washington does nothing, Social Security will start to run out of money in about a decade. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, is trying to lead an effort to save Social Security. Is anyone listening?

Backstopping the deposits at two failed banks cost the government billions. The FDIC has a plan to recover that money through a special charge, most of which would be paid by the U.S.'s biggest banks.

Connolly told reporters the man who struck two aides — one senior staffer and an intern on her first day at the office — wasn't motivated by a political ideology.

Police officers regularly report being poisoned or overdosing after encountering trace amounts of fentanyl on the job. Experts say it's not happening.