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The South African city of Cape Town could be the first major metropolitan area to run out of water. City officials say that a three-year drought and huge population growth have overwhelmed dams.

The Republican narrowly lost to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who had received the backing of some Republicans who had tired of Cawthorn's controversies.

In Miami, local officials have ordered a rollback of some reopening measures because of the region's soaring coronavirus cases. Gyms have to close and in-person dining at restaurants is prohibited.

U.S. commercial casinos won more than $5.3 billion from gamblers in March, the best single-month total ever.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch about critiques of former President Trump by the conservative editorial boards of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.

President Obama went to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for what appeared to be an attempt at some fence-mending, joining Senate Republicans for a private meeting. Afterward, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the session "spirited," and other GOP senators described sharp exchanges with the president.

Almost 40 million people in the U.S. lived in poverty last year, the first full year of the recession, according to a new report from the Census Bureau. Some say the numbers are grimmer than expected — and that the news will only get worse.

Scientists working in Ethiopia have discovered what they say is the biggest trove of fossils yet from the earliest known human ancestor. Fossils include teeth that suggest a new, more sophisticated procreation strategy for the time: males exchanging food for sex.

The Mavs ManiAACs are a dance troupe made up of plus-size men who perform during Dallas Mavericks basketball games. In this week's StoryCorps, two members talk about how the group was founded.

Though many around the world revere him, Chinese officials regard the Dalai Lama as a separatist. But the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader says he is committed to the promotion of human value and religious harmony. He shared this and other views with NPR's Renee Montagne on Saturday.