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President Biden (center) meets with top congressional leaders from both parties at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk about the debt limit.

Biden and congressional leaders met about the debt limit. They'll talk again on Friday

The government could run out of money to pay its bills as soon as June 1. President Biden said talks were "productive" though Speaker Kevin McCarthy said "I didn't see any new movement."

Tom Hanks used some of the pandemic slowdown to write a novel titled, <em>The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece.</em>

Tom Hanks has starred in dozens of movies. Now he's written a novel, too

For Tom Hanks, movies have always been transformative. Now, after acting in dozens of them, he's written a novel based on his experiences on movie sets. He talked to NPR's A Martinez.

Steve Kirsch, a tech entrepreneur turned anti-vaccine activist, at a conference in Atlanta for future COVID and vaccine-related litigation that he helped organize and fund.

As the pandemic winds down, anti-vaccine activists are building a legal network

They're aiming to bring together lawyers who have brought COVID-19 and vaccine-related cases to court with experts and build a body of law to combat future public health orders.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will make a recommendation about whether the agency should approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S.

The FDA considers first birth control pill without a prescription

The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to allow a birth control pill to be sold over the counter for the first time. An advisory committee opens a two-day hearing Tuesday.

Members of the band Sum 41 say they are breaking up after 27 years together

Sum 41 is behind 2000s hits such as "Fat Lip" and "In Too Deep." The band said it will finish a U.S. and international tour and release an album before officially disbanding.

President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Covington, Ky., earlier this year to highlight Biden's economic plan on rebuilding infrastructure and creating good paying jobs.

Biden and McConnell have a debt limit past. Can they deliver another late-inning save?

Mitch McConnell may well wish to wash his hands of this year's blood-letting over the debt limit and all it entails. But he knows it will not be that easy. He may know that better than anyone.

E. Jean Carroll arrives at court in Manhattan on Monday.

A jury hears final arguments in E. Jean Carroll's claims against Trump

A lawyer told a jury Monday that Donald Trump should be held accountable for sexually attacking advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996 because even a former president is not above the law.

Josh Groban and the combined casts of <em>Hamilton</em> and <em>Sweeney Todd</em>.

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Josh Groban, cast of 'Hamilton' celebrate 'Sweeney Todd'

The casts of both shows joined together to sing a parody song penned by Miranda.

There's growing evidence that social media use can contribute to mental health issues among teens. A new health advisory suggests ways to protect them.

Major psychologists' group warns of social media's potential harm to kids

At a time of rising rates of depression and anxiety among teens, the American Psychological Association warns parents that their children need more protection when they are online.

This 1976 file photo shows Oakland A's Vida Blue, the hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball's biggest draws in the early 1970's and helped lead brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles. Blue has died. He was 73. The A's said Blue died Saturday, May 6, 2023 but did not give a cause of death.

Vida Blue, who won 3 World Series in a row with the Oakland Athletics, dies at 73

Blue was drafted in the second round of the 1967 MLB Draft to the Athletics. He spent nine seasons with the team, and was ultimately selected to six All-Star teams throughout his 17-year career.

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