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The annual Met Gala fundraiser takes place Monday night in New York City. This year's theme pays tribute to desiger Karl Lagerfeld, who has a controversial legacy in the fashion industry.

Ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform, Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono tells NPR that the highest court in the U.S. should have the highest ethical standards.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about JPMorgan Chase buying First Republic Bank's deposits, some assets and certain liabilities.

Several clinics in the region will start offering the nationally contested abortion pill mifepristone in July. But for patients who can't use it, the burden of travel remains.

Limo? Party bus? Mom's SUV? Sherman Bynum, a junior in Portland, Ore., made his grand entrance in a tank. Bynum has a lot to live up to for senior prom. Maybe a helicopter next year?

Researchers are examining the relationship between food insecurity, fiber and fish consumption.

Some historians say there are questions about the legitimacy of the birth of King Edward IV in the 15th century, and that the line of succession should have gone through Abney-Hastings ancestors.

Talks are ongoing between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to avoid a strike. NPR's A Martinez talks to guild member Eric Haywood.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks the president of a China-led development bank about the impact of the friction between the U.S. and China.

A wet winter in California has helped many plants and animals, but some species are struggling. An effort is underway to relocate endangered rabbits to higher ground.