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U.K. Prime Minister Calls For Early Election, U.S. Special Election In Georgia

Steve Inskeep talks to the BBC's Jonny Dymond about Theresa May calling for an early general election in June. Domenico Montanaro of NPR's Politics team discusses the House election in Georgia.

Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff poses with supporters outside the East Roswell Branch Library in Roswell, Ga.

Results In Georgia Election Trickle In As GOP Looks To Avoid Political Headache

Democrats hope Jon Ossoff can clear 50 percent in the special election to succeed now-Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price in a race they've tried to make a referendum on President Trump.

WATCH: NASA Livestreams 360-Degree View Of Rocket Launch

A special 360-degree camera was installed on the launch pad near the base of the Atlas V rocket heading to the International Space Station.

Ping Chan (right), a Chinese-language interpreter, assists a voter in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 8, 2016.

Trump Lost More Of The Asian-American Vote Than The National Exit Polls Showed

Less than one-fifth of voters in the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S. supported Donald Trump in the 2016 election, according to new results from the largest exit poll of Asian-American voters.

Vice President Pence and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Taro Aso leave the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Tuesday. Pence said the U.S. and Japan had launched talks that could eventually result in a bilateral trade deal between the two economies.

In Japan, Vice President Pence Pushes For Bilateral Trade Deal

President Trump's administration has rejected the Trans-Pacific Partnership and is seeking one-on-one talks. Japan, meanwhile, has indicated it wants to push ahead with TPP — with or without the U.S.

A scene from <em>MTV Shuga: Down South</em>, the new season of the soap opera that's filming in South Africa this year.

Watch The MTV Soap Opera That Is Secretly Teaching Sex Ed

It's got drama and romance. It's where Lupita Nyong'o got her start. And a new study shows it's not just entertainment.

On Tax Day, An Economist Outlines How The Payroll Tax Works

It may be tax day, but many workers pay more in taxes every time they get a paycheck. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Eugene Steuerle, co-founder of the Tax Policy Center, about the payroll tax and how it works.

A new project by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer takes government data on spending and revenue and turns it into interactive graphics, like this breakdown of spending by local, state and federal governments in 2014.

Former Microsoft CEO Launches New Tool For Finding Government Data

On Tax Day, Steve Ballmer announced USAFacts — a website where anyone can look up where government money comes from, and how it's spent, along with lots of other data.

Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff speaks to his supporters as votes continue to be counted in the race for Georgia's 6th Congressional District on Tuesday in Atlanta. Early Wednesday the race was projected to head to a runoff.

Georgia Special Election Headed To Runoff As Republicans Avoid Nightmare Scenario

Republicans escaped a potentially brutal loss — for now — by forcing a runoff in a closely watched special congressional election that Democrats have tried to cast as a referendum on President Trump.

Children play on the playground at the Trinity Lutheran Child Learning Center in Columbia, Mo.

Playground Case Could Breach Barrier Between Tax Coffers, Religious Schools

The Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether Missouri should provide a grant to a church preschool, or if that violates the state's constitution. The state's new governor has abandoned the rule.

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