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The state Senate passed a bill Thursday repealing capital punishment. The governor has threatened to veto it, but supporters have enough votes to override a veto.

At the largest refugee camp in the world, Rohingya refugees and aid agencies face numerous challenges. Now they're also dealing with an outbreak of chickenpox.

A new report by the Brennan Center found that automatic voter registration in states has given a big boost to voter rolls in states where it's been adopted.

The companies belonging to the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice owe millions for mine safety violations. Justice promised to pay the bill when he was running for governor in 2016, but hasn't.

The Lady Bears held off the Fighting Irish by a single point, 82-81, Sunday night to seal their third national title. The last time Baylor clinched the title was in 2012 against Notre Dame.

NPR's Scott Simons remembers the late former Sen. Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings with journalist Kirk Victor, who collaborated with Hollings on his 2008 book, Making Government Work.

People who want to start businesses in lower-income neighborhoods often have trouble getting bank loans. But some investors are looking specifically to help businesses in those areas.

Hollings, who died early Saturday, served more than 38 years in the U.S. Senate, making him the eighth longest-serving senator in the country's history.

The Notre Dame head coach, who's heading to the championship game Sunday against Baylor, has said she won't hire male coaches.

Bangladesh wants a million Rohingya refugees to go back to Myanmar. But 18 months after most of them fled violence, they are too afraid to go back and are making new lives for themselves in camps.