The U.S. Department of Transportation is investing more than $8 billion into improvements and expansions of passenger rail service across the country. Indiana will use its funding to study potential improvements to the Amtrak Cardinal line — which connects Indianapolis to Chicago — and a new, proposed corridor to connect Louisville and Indianapolis.

The special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump enjoys absolute immunity from election interference charges.

President Biden has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House on Tuesday as a show of commitment while Congress debates funding for the war.

Former President Donald Trump says he will not testify in his civil fraud trial, in which prosecutors accuse him, two of his sons and their company of a decade-long loans and insurance scheme.

Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., is one of over 70 members of Congress calling for the resignation of the presidents of Harvard University and MIT after a controversial hearing about anitsemitism on campus.

A woman lost a diamond ring at the Ritz Paris and kicked off a search campaign by hotel and security staff.

Many oil companies have considered getting into greener alternatives. But there is a problem: Virtually nothing makes as much money as oil does.

Gatorland, an amusement park in Florida, announced the birth of an alligator with a rare genetic mutation.

Debt can be a major hurdle for developing countries trying to prepare for climate impacts. Some are experimenting with a new tool: swapping their debt for acting on climate change.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with The Economist's Latin America correspondent Ana Lankes about the inauguration of Argentine President Javier Milei.