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The Senate confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court on Friday.

Senate Confirms Gorsuch To Supreme Court

Senate Republicans unleashed the "nuclear option" on Thursday, essentially ensuring that Neil Gorsuch would be confirmed on Friday. The final vote was 54-45, mostly along party lines.

President Trump signs the first travel ban. The second ban has been stayed, for now, but some say it's still affecting American higher education.

Travel Ban's 'Chilling Effect' Could Cost Universities Hundreds Of Millions

President Trump's latest travel ban is stuck in legal limbo, but many still think it's having an effect on American colleges and universities.

A "help wanted" sign hangs in a storefront window in Miami last month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says nonfarm payrolls increased by 98,000 in March, far below analysts' expectations.

Only 98,000 New Jobs Were Created In March, Labor Department Says

After adding more than 200,000 jobs in each of the first two months of 2017, the number of jobs added last month was about half what analysts had expected. The unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent.

A picture taken Friday shows the damaged Shayrat airfield at the Syrian military base targeted overnight by U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles, southeast of the central Syrian city of Homs.

Russia Says U.S. Broke International Law In Striking Syria, Citing 'Pretext'

Russia blamed the strike on "speculations on children's photos." At the U.N., Ambassador Nikki Haley said, "The moral stain of the Assad regime could no longer go unanswered."

Police secure the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store in central Stockholm on Friday.

Police Arrest Suspect In Deadly Truck Attack In Stockholm

A large truck plowed into a pedestrian walkway before hitting a department store in Sweden's capital. Swedish police say they have arrested a person who was "likely" the truck's driver.

Friends With Benefits

Drew Mello talks with Diane Tomasik from the Friends of the Martin County Library System and the Friends' Book Depot.The Friends group is having a…

23andMe is now allowed to market tests that assess genetic risks for 10 health conditions, including Parkinson's and late-onset Alzheimer's diseases.

FDA Approves Marketing Of Consumer Genetic Tests For Some Conditions

The company 23andMe is now allowed to market tests that assess genetic risks for 10 health conditions, including Parkinson's and late-onset Alzheimer's diseases.

Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador Vladimir Safronkov speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria, Friday, at United Nations headquarters.

After U.S. Strikes On Syria, The Gloves Come Off In Moscow

Russia had been giving President Trump the soft touch. But following the U.S. missile strike on Syria, hopes for friendlier relations are fizzling and the Kremlin's rhetorical cease-fire is over.

A tart cherry orchard in Michigan. Warmer days in early spring and erratic spring weather have hurt yields in recent years. Still, cherry growers are reluctant to discuss the role of climate change.

Michigan's Tart Cherry Orchards Struggle To Cope With Erratic Spring Weather

An unpredictable spring this year unnerved tart cherry growers in Michigan, because these cherry trees are especially vulnerable to extreme weather shifts made more likely by climate change.

Why Add A Banana To The Passover Table?

It's one of several suggestions that connect the ancient holiday, remembering the Israelites' flight to freedom, with the world's current refugee crisis.

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