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Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr (right), shown in a photo with Acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Omeed Assefi. Carr posted the photo just three days after both government agencies green-lit local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna. The move, supported by President Trump, faces headwinds in an antitrust lawsuit in federal court in California.

2 local TV giants merged. Then a court stepped in

Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces a tough challenge from a pair of antitrust lawsuits.

Ellie is one of the playable characters — and four years later, she's not the bubbly teenager she was in the first game.

'The Last Of Us Part II' Is A Gut Punch That Just Keeps Punching

The hotly-anticipated, pandemic-delayed sequel to 2013's fungal apocalypse game The Last of Us packs all the visual and emotional wallop of the first — and more.

Why can't Twitter and TikTok be easily replaced? Something called 'network effects'

The two popular social media services have amassed such an entrenched community of users that displacing the platforms is no small feat. Experts say it might not stay that way forever.

Encore: 'Don't Stop Believin'' goes on and on, because we need it to

Cheesy, inspiring and enormously popular, Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" is a song which became an American Anthem long after it was released.

Lil Nas X performs onstage during the Grammys in April.

When Lil Nas X calls out BET, it means something

Lil Nas X's new single rails against BET after the star wasn't nominated for a single BET Award.

A new effort led by principals shares best practices for handling school shootings

The Principal Recovery Network is a group of school leaders who have experienced gun violence. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to member George Roberts about how schools move forward after a shooting.

Thomas Bangalter, half of the former Daft Punk duo, composed the score for the ballet Mythologies, choreographed by fellow Frenchman Angelin Preljocaj.

From Daft Punk to ballet: Thomas Bangalter makes full swing to classical

Thomas Bangalter, formerly of French electronic music duo Daft Punk, has released a classical music album: the score to a ballet titled Mythologies that draws on American minimalism and Baroque works.

<em>The cover of Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions</em> by Steve Martin and Harry Bliss.

Steve Martin tells the story of his career — through cartoons

The banjo playing, acting and writer extraordinaire decided to tell his story in a new way: collaborating on his illustrated memoir, Number One is Walking with New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride is running for a second 10-year term on the court. So far, the race has been flooded with almost $3 million, and experts say the race's outcome could have a lasting impact on the court system's independence.

No Opponent, But Big Money In Illinois Justice's Race

He's running unopposed, but nearly $3 million has flowed into the race for Justice Thomas Kilbride's Illinois Supreme Court seat -- making it the second-highest-grossing judicial retention campaign in history. And, experts say, it could have a lasting impact on the independence of the court system.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to a regional governor via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 21, 2022. The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Putin and his children's rights commissioner for possible war crimes.

The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin

The ICC has issued warrants for the Russian president and his children's rights commissioner for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian children.

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