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On the CBS series <em>BrainDead,</em> Laurel Healy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) returns home to Washington, D.C., to work for her brother, Sen. Luke Healy (Danny Pino), only to find herself embroiled in two huge problems: The government has stopped working due to budgetary disagreements, and mysterious bugs are eating the brains of a growing number of Congress members and Hill staffers.

Aliens Attack And Congress Goes Extreme In CBS' Political Satire 'BrainDead'

The creators of The Good Wife mix comedy, politics and science fiction in their new summer series. TV critic David Bianculli says BrainDead is bizarre, fun and full of "intriguing little elements."

Iceland's victory in the UEFA Euro 2016's Round of 16 set off celebrations in Reykjavik.

First Brexit, Now This: Iceland Bounces England From Euro 2016 Tourney

"This is done! This is done! We are never going home!" a commentator on Icelandic TV said. He added, "Live the way you want England. ... You can go home! You can go out of Europe!

Lindsey Van at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships last year, in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

After Decade-Long Fight, Ski Jumper Lindsey Van Is 'Ready To Fly'

The 29-year-old from Park City, Utah, will compete on the U.S. Olympic team in Sochi this month. What it took to get there is more than she ever imagined.

It's a legal battle that is far from over. In 2013, Sheriff John Cooke (left) and other sheriffs in Colorado filed a federal civil lawsuit objecting to two gun control bills, saying they violate the Second Amendment. This week a crucial gun control measure goes to trial.

Amid Pushback, Colorado Gun Control Measure Goes On Trial

Activists have sued to halt the state's ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. The trial, which begins this week, leaves the law in limbo.

Ukraine Dominates Putin's Yearly Call-In TV Show

President Putin was asked whether Russia planned to invade Ukraine. Putin said he hoped he didn't have to, but reserved the right to do so if he felt he needed to protect Russian interests there.

The 300,000 wells drilled in Louisiana are connected by tens of thousands of miles of pipelines that are vulnerable to leaks, like this one in a coastal marsh.

Telltale Rainbow Sheens Show Thousands Of Spills Across The Gulf

Since the disastrous BP spill in 2010, environmentalists have kept watch over Louisiana's coastline. One consortium says there's far more oil leaking into the Gulf than companies are reporting.

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on Wednesday in St. Charles, Mo.

FACT CHECK: Trump's Pledge To Restore 'Merry Christmas' To The White House

President Trump took part in his first National Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday. Trump has pledged to ditch political correctness and bring back Christmas, but did it ever leave the White House?

One organization is trying to save dying reefs by fertilizing coral in the lab, like this spawning colony of <em>Acropora digitifera.</em>

As Corals Wither Around The World, Scientists Try IVF

Battered by climate change and pollution, coral reefs are dying off. But in Guam, one group of scientists is trying to revive these tiny animals — with the coral equivalent of IVF.

U.S. Seeks To Put Pakistan On Global Terror List

The U.S. is trying to get Pakistan put on a global terror watch list in the latest sign of tensions between the two countries.

Kudlow And Trump's Economic Message

President Trump named Larry Kudlow to head up the National Economic Council this week. NPR's David Greene speaks to New Yorker staff writer Adam Davidson about what to expect from Kudlow.

Saturday Sports: NCAA Shocking Upset

Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the latest in college basketball.

Thai Palace Officials Ousted Following Demotion Of Royal Consort

NPR's David Greene talks to Cornell University professor Tamara Loos about palace officials in Thailand, who were fired for disloyalty to the crown — just days after the royal consort was banished.

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