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People gathered in Chesapeake, Va., for a candlelight vigil Monday to honor the victims of the Walmart mass shooting. The shooter, a supervisor at Walmart, turned the gun on himself.

Lawmakers are embroiled in a dayslong stalemate over electing the next speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy starts a third day facing a group of fellow Republicans who object to him.

Lourdes Cereno Markley was born in the Philippines. As a young woman in the 1960s, she was determined to attend college in the United States. She recently talked with her daughter, Julia, about the bold move that made it happen.

Parker, who'll be sworn in June 15, runs an education nonprofit and was longtime chief of staff to the woman she'll replace, Mayor Betsy Price. Her opponent, Deborah Peoples, would've also made history if elected, as the city's first Black mayor.

Host Ailsa Chang chats with Washington Post food writer Tom Sietsema about his months-long project to cover six of the nation's oldest restaurants.

Rep. Paul Ryan could run, with or without support from the Freedom Caucus. Or he could choose not to run, leaving Boehner or perhaps a new candidate to fill the speaker's chair.

With yet another prime minister's resignation, the British government's 10 Downing Street looks like a revolving door. Analysts blame polarization, populism, a flawed system and poor leadership.

This year, the NBA welcomed several elite prospects who skipped college to play for a new minor league team. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim about the team, Ignite.

The marksman's commanding officer says the bullet hit a suspected militant who was wearing a vest rigged with explosives. The subsequent blast killed a group of men in Afghanistan.

One of the men arrested was Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's brother-in-law, who authorities say supervised the construction of a tunnel used for his escape.