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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press about a rare, long-track tornado that left a trail of devastation across western Mississippi on Friday night.

Art history sleuths in Europe have determined that two separate portraits by a 17th-century Flemish artist actually belong together — and the two works of art have been reunited in a Danish museum.

Erickson has pleaded not guilty. An attorney representing him told NPR the charges are "unfounded" and "will be met with a vigorous defense."

"Our experience has been ... that you really can reduce crime and incarceration at the same time," says Ronal Serpas of the new group, Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration.

The festival takes place at the beginning of April across the globe, with bakers and chefs making edible creations based on favorite books.

In a major speech in Little Rock, Ark., Attorney General Eric Holder said far too many reports of abuse cross his desk each week, more than 40 percent of them involving children. There were a record 120 such cases in the U.S. in the past year.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, won a second term over Republican Tudor Dixon. Voters also acted to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution.

With a collapsed economy and growing unemployment, many Afghans who've never needed assistance are standing in food lines and worrying about how they'll survive the winter.

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert's reelection bid is under serious threat from challenger Adam Frisch. Boebert has loudly amplified former President Trump's baseless claims of widespread election fraud.