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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio takes questions from reporters about the relief effort in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria on Sept. 26, 2017 at the U.S. Capitol. Rubio and Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen propose a new Senate bill that would require the intelligence community to report within one month of a federal election on whether there was foreign interference.

Did A Foreign Power Interfere In The Election? New Bill Would Mandate An Answer

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen are offering legislation that would require U.S. spy agencies to report about foreign interference in American elections.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford speaking reporters in Auckland, New Zealand.

New Zealand's Prime Minister To Take A Baby Break

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's youngest prime minister in 150 years, will become only the second leader of a government to give birth in the modern age.

Tsunami Warning Sends Alaskans To Seek Higher Ground

The gulf coast of Alaska awakened early Tuesday morning to a tsunami warning. The warning was eventually downgraded, but not before many Alaskans evacuated their communities for higher ground.

Gunmen Attack Save The Children Office In Afghanistan

At least three people have been killed and 25 injured. The aid group has announced it will suspend operations in the country. NPR's Steve Inskeep talked to Jennifer Glasse, a reporter in Afghanistan.

Teachers and demonstrators hold signs during a rally inside the Oklahoma State Capitol building in Oklahoma City, Okla. Hundreds of teachers gathered to press demands for additional funding for the state's public schools.

Teachers Protest; Discipline Disparities Persist; Trans Students In The Classroom

Teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky protested this week. A new report from a government watchdog shows persisting discipline disparities in America's classrooms.

Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Resigns

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is stepping down as the head of Wynn Resorts amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

Beer giant MillerCoors has criticized the policy change, saying it could mean job losses in the industry.

Trump's Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Could Raise Car, Beer And Candy Prices

The move announced Thursday is intended to bolster the domestic steel and aluminum industry, but manufacturers that use imported metal are concerned about the consequences of the change.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway participates in an interview with CNN at the White House in May. Conway was reprimanded for mixing partisan politics with her official duties in TV interviews last fall.

Kellyanne Conway Violated Federal Ethics Rules, Watchdog Agency Says

Conway, who was Trump's campaign manager, advocated for Republican Roy Moore in Alabama's recent Senate election during live television interviews broadcast from the White House lawn.

Protesters listen during the Senate Rules Committee meeting on gun safety at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla.

Seeking To Make Schools Safer, Florida Legislators Take Up Gun Measures

State lawmakers are tackling bills that, if passed, would impose age limits on gun sales, implement a waiting period and allow authorities to confiscate weapons.

Rose Fried, granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, attends a demonstration in August in Berkeley, Calif. That state had 268 reported anti-Semitic incidents in 2017, the second-highest number in the U.S. after New York's 380.

Anti-Semitic Incidents See Largest Single-Year Increase On Record, Audit Finds

The Anti-Defamation League annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents found 1,986 such occurrences, including 457 at K-12 schools and 204 on college campuses.

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