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Protesters in Washington, D.C., and around the country came out ahead of Friday's procedural Senate vote on whether to move forward with Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

A jobs report released by the government on Friday showed unemployment falling to 3.7 percent — the lowest rate in nearly 50 years.

Thousands of Indonesians living in tents and in shelters face continued uncertainty a week after a massive earthquake and tsunami upended life in cities nearest the epicenter.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Peter Weller about his career in art, from playing the titular character in 1987's RoboCop to getting a doctorate in art history.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jenn White, host of "16 Shots," a podcast from WBEZ and The Chicago Tribune, about the verdict in the trial of Jason Van Dyke in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post editor Karen Attiah about the disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Republican senators were in full party mode in Saturday Night Live's cold open, the day of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation. Here's a look at the show's political parodies this week.

Here's a brief look at some key information about Kavanaugh as he begins his lifetime appointment to the nation's highest court.

The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report. Noel King talks to Kristie Ebi, a co-author of the report, about what it says about the consequences of climate change.

A hurricane warning — meaning hurricane conditions are possible within 36 hours — is in effect from the Alabama-Florida border eastward to the Suwannee River.