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President Biden is facing political trouble domestically, particularly from his own party.

Biden approval hits another new low as more Democrats sour on him, poll finds

Democrats' approval of President Biden has dropped 9 points, pushing him to just a 36% approval rating in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

An undated portrait of the late Romanian pianist Radu Lupu. Lupu died Sunday at age 76 in Lausanne, France.

Radu Lupu, celebrated Romanian pianist, dies at age 76

A pianist widely admired by his fellow artists, Radu Lupu was known for his interpretations of Brahms, Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven, among others. Lupu retired from performing in 2019.

A line of pro-life demonstrators watch as Pro-choice demonstrators chant in front of an un-scalable fence that stands around the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Thursday.

7 persistent claims about abortion, fact-checked

Several not-quite-right claims have continued to linger about abortion since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., is the leader of a group of centrist Democrats. She backed the domestic spending bill that the House approved last week but says internal fights complicated the effort to get the message out on the measure's components.

Democrats go on the offense with Biden's agenda to avoid a repeat of Obamacare battle

The Build Back Better agenda is the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades. Democrats say they learned from the debate over the Affordable Care Act and are selling their bills sooner.

Lisala Folau (wearing blue printed shirt) says he swam for more than 24 hours after getting swept to sea by Saturday's tsunami, sits with other people of Atata island in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Wednesday in this picture obtained from social media.

A Tongan man says he swam for more than 24 hours after a tsunami swept him out to sea

Lisala Folau told a local broadcaster about his swimming journey, which lasted more than a day and took him to three islands. Social media users hearing his story are calling him "real-life Aquaman."

The tornado flipped this car upside down.

Rare northern Michigan tornado kills 2, injures more than 40

A tornado tore through the western part of Gaylord Friday afternoon, causing severe damage, and killing two people.

Ashley Medina at Bliss Salon Spa & Boutique in Lansing, Mich.

Meet the mullet queen of Lansing, Michigan

Ashley Medina is so busy cutting mullets for all kinds of people in her Lansing, Michigan, shop that she may have to give up other styles.

Naomi Osaka celebrates against Marie Bouzkova during their Women's Singles first round match on Day 1 of the 2021 U.S. Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y., on Monday.

U.S. Open Kicks Off With Naomi Osaka's Fresh Start

The stadium is filled with vaccinated fans, even with key players missing. Osaka is back and promising to celebrate her own accomplishments more (and says you should, too).

People shop in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in May. Poverty declined in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure.

Poverty Declined In 2020, The Result Of Government Aid, Census Bureau Reports

Relief payments moved 11.7 million people from poverty in 2020, according to new Census Bureau data.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, seen here last week at the U.S. Capitol, gave blistering remarks about the Biden administration's actions in Afghanistan.

There's A Bipartisan Backlash To How Biden Handled The Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Republicans excoriated the White House's strategy, while Democrats criticized the haphazard manner of the U.S. withdrawal.

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