President Biden is beginning his European trip by meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. These two leaders know each other quite well, and share many of the same concerns.

Democrats say they have a path forward on social spending. Facebook's new corporate name is Meta, but the app is still Facebook. Ex-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces a misdemeanor sex charge.

It does not include progressive priorities like paid family leave or measures to lower the costs of prescription drugs. Still, President Biden thinks it would pass both chambers.

President Biden leaves Washington to attend the G-20 in Rome and the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow. But will he have progress to show at home on his priorities, as Democrats try to hash out a deal?

Biden is about to leave on a five-day trip to Europe. Data is expected to show the U.S. economy has slowed. Parole in Washington, D.C. is adjudicated by a federal commission and that's created issues.

Pianist Lara Downes' latest mini-album traces the story of the Great Migration of Black Americans from the south in the early to mid-20th century, with music by Florence Price and Harry T. Burleigh.

The long-awaited study finds that people who got the J&J vaccine would benefit more from getting a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as their booster instead of another J&J shot.

A COVID-19 booster study suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best. A House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack issues more subpoenas. The Biden administration aims to break up shipping logjams.

The civil war is worsening as the Ethiopian government announces it is launching a new offensive against insurgents in Tigray.

The White House is hosting a virtual meeting for more than 30 countries — from Ukraine to the United Arab Emirates — this week to find ways to fight ransomware together.

The Labor Department reports consumer prices data. The White House hosts a virtual global summit to discuss ransomware. The FDA allows a brand of e-cigarettes to stay on the market.

Moderna and Johnson & Johnson say people who got COVID-19 vaccines should get additional doses to boost their protection against the delta variant. Both companies submitted evidence to the FDA.

A former U.S. Navy engineer and his wife are due in federal court Tuesday. The Justice Department accuses them of trying to share secrets about nuclear submarine technology with another country.

The surge pushed Americans further behind. Las Vegas Raiders coach resigns after reports he used derogatory language. Ex-Navy engineer and his wife are accused of trying to sell submarine secrets.

Belarus is sending migrants across its border with Poland to pressure the EU, and when Poland illegally sends asylum-seekers back across the border, they face mistreatment by Belarussian police.

It's expected to be a big week for COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Ballots are being counted in Iraq's parliamentary elections. China and Taiwan used a weekend occasion to heat up their rhetoric.

Most Iraqis don't expect Sunday's parliamentary elections will bring much change to a leaderships blamed for corruption and mismanagement, but some voters still thought it was important to be counted.

The beachfront land — known as Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach, Calif. — is being returned to the descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce 97 years after it was taken from them.

While some new voices have emerged in the campaigning, it looks like the usual parties will win. One underdog candidate got some voters on her side when she resolved a sewer problem in a Baghdad slum.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Glen Weldon of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast and Jourdain Searles, co-host of the podcast Bad Romance, about Daniel Craig's epic conclusion as James Bond.