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A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows that big numbers of Americans believe incorrectly that "most" of the fentanyl entering the U.S. is smuggled by migrants. It's not the only misleading claim getting traction.

The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team used a big run in the third quarter to advance past Indiana University in Saturday’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game. UConn’s 16 unanswered points at the start of the second half propelled the Huskies to a 75-58 win over the Hoosiers.

Comedian Jon Stewart was frustrated when Senate Republicans initially blocked a bill to provide expanded health care for military veterans exposed to toxic chemicals. The legislation passed Tuesday.

Abortion is still legal in Michigan but it's the subject of litigation, is moving toward the ballot as a state constitutional amendment and will be a big issue in the competitive race for governor.

Afghan military officials say the U.S. left in secret and turned the electricity off on the way out. The Pentagon pushed back. It's yet another mishap in the rocky U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Also: California mudslides leave at least 13 dead; the Supreme Court considers voter roll purges; and Rome's "mangy" Christmas tree will be cut up for souvenirs.

President Biden is visiting Poland, next door to Ukraine. He gave a speech to U.S. troops stationed there to raise morale and also met with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Experts say the U.S. approach to countering violent extremism has worked well against foreign terrorists. They question whether it will work as well to identify credible domestic threats.

It's been less than a year since 13 service members were killed in Kabul during the final days of the U.S. pullout. This Memorial Day, a mother remembers her son, one of the Marines who died that day.

Maude, Scandal, Jane the Virgin. The number of TV shows that have included abortion in the narrative has increased over the decades. But scripted TV's treatment of abortion rarely resembles reality.