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Top aides to NYC Mayor Eric Adams resign after DOJ moves to drop corruption charges

Four of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' top aides, including the city's first deputy mayor, announced they're resigning days after the Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against him.

Pipeline incident forces evacuation of some Morgan County residents and more top stories | First Listen

An incident involving a natural gas pipeline on Monday morning causes evacuation of some residents in Morgan County, Planned Parenthood launches mobile abortion clinic in Southern Illinois and civil rights lawyers say mentally ill prisoners in Illinois are less safe

Attorney says campaign ad further traumatized an assault victim and more top stories | First Listen

A lawyer who represents an assault victim shown in a campaign ad is speaking out and Illinois Republican candidate for Attorney General says the SAFE-T Act needs work

People take a seat for a movie. (Hatim Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

Woman-directed film gets top billing in Sight and Sound's 'Greatest Films of All Time' poll

Also new this year are more female directors and Black directors getting recognition than in years past, and four of the films included in the list were released in the past decade.

Guard Caitlin Clark is leading No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes into the Sweet 16, where they'll face sixth-seeded Colorado at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Women's March Madness has been wilder than ever, but can anyone catch South Carolina?

For the first time this century, two No. 1 seeds didn't make it to NCAA women's basketball's Sweet 16. And teams who geared up with transfers are challenging historically dominant programs.

'Pianoforte' director on his film featuring piano prodigies competing for a top prize

A new documentary follows talented young pianists as they compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Poland. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director, Jakub Piatek, about Pianoforte.

Tucker Carlson at the FOX Nation Patriot Awards on Nov. 17, 2022 in Hollywood, Fla.

Fired Tucker Carlson producer: Misogyny and bullying 'trickles down from the top'

A former senior booker for Tucker Carlson Tonight sued Fox News for downplaying her claims of misogyny. That lawsuit names Carlson, among others, as responsible.

'Bottoms' offers an over-the top mix of teen realism and comic exaggeration

Two queer best friends start a self-defense class for girls as a ruse to hook up with cheerleaders in a film that's both a disarmingly sweet love story and a merciless comic pummeling.

A bag of assorted pills and prescription drugs dropped off for disposal is displayed during the Drug Enforcement Administration's 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day earlier this year in Los Angeles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100,000 people died of a drug overdose from April 2020 to April 2021.

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have topped 100,000 for the first time

The Biden administration scrambles to respond as new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show overdose deaths surged to more than 100,000 fatalities.

State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) takes to Facebook Live multiple times per week to speak directly with supporters.

Chicago man arrested after threatening candidate Darren Bailey and other top stories | First Listen

A Chicago man faces multiple felony charges for allegedly threatening to kill Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, the Clinton Nuclear Power Plant wants to keep generating for 20 more years and Rockford community members express concern over the school district's handling of a incident with a school resource officer

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