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A federal judge threw out a Kansas voting law that required voters to demonstrate they were U.S. citizens. It's the latest blow for Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach, who is the law's strongest advocate.

In Detroit, Aretha Franklin gets her final sendoff — in the vintage, white Cadillac hearse that once carried civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Her fans have been celebrating the Queen of Soul all week.

Steve Inskeep talks to Maddy Savage, a reporter in Stockholm, about how Sweden's ruling center-left Socialist Democrats fared poorly amid the rise of the right-wing, anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats.

Frustrated that the oil-rich Iraqi city hasn't provided clean water, steady electricity and jobs, demonstrators set fire this week to government buildings as well as political and militia offices.

Stopped trains are blocking traffic across the Midwest, which can be a big problem for emergency services.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Daily Progress reporter Chris Suarez about how the organizer of last year's deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., is seeking a court order to allow an event marking its anniversary.

A U.S. Air Force plane has left North Korea with the remains of U.S. service members killed during the Korean War. There will be a repatriation ceremony August 1.

The company is so notorious for wrongly towing away cars that it has been immortalized in song. This week, the Illinois Commerce Commission revoked Lincoln's license.

Restrictions went into effect on Monday despite a 2016 Supreme Court ruling against similar restrictions in Texas. Now, some women must travel 400 miles round-trip for abortions.

The DOT announced new voluntary guidance for autonomous vehicles. The agency wants to adapt the definition of "driver" to include autonomous systems, among other changes.