MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Funny thing – Father’s Day today coincides with some big sporting events. It’s the fourth round of the U.S. Open in golf. There’s plenty of baseball being played around the country. Lots of people will be watching and cheering. But for sheer numbers, not to mention drama, none of this compares to

The U.S. military says it shot down a Syrian Air Force jet that dropped bombs near U.S.-backed forces in the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. According to a statement from the Pentagon, pro-Syrian regime forces attacked a Syrian Democratic Forces-controlled town West of Raqqa, the de facto ISIS capital the rebel

A road in north London is cordoned off in Finsbury Park, where police say a vehicle struck pedestrians, leaving several casualties. One person has been arrested. Yui Mok/AP hide caption toggle caption Yui Mok/AP A road in north London is cordoned off in Finsbury Park, where police say a vehicle struck pedestrians, leaving several casualties.

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And here’s one more item for your gender politics file. For nearly 50 years, credit for this song – “Imagine” – has gone to one writer – John Lennon. That changed this week. The National Music Publishers Association announced that Yoko Ono will be credited as a songwriter as well. (SOUNDBITE OF

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We are turning now to a difficult and uncomfortable subject – mass shootings in this country. You surely know about the attack on Wednesday on a group of lawmakers and staffers who were practicing for a charity baseball game in Virginia. Several people were wounded seriously, including Congressman Steve Scalise. But that

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: There’s a changing of the guard on Capitol Hill coming this summer. And no, we are not talking about a new senator or congressperson. We are talking about the new poet laureate of the United States. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith will take over this job in September. She was named

Emergency workers walk on the roof of the fire-gutted Grenfell Tower in London on Friday. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Emergency workers walk on the roof of the fire-gutted Grenfell Tower in London on Friday. Matt Dunham/AP British authorities are launching a criminal investigation into the London apartment building fire — as

The destroyer USS Fitzgerald, seen sailing in the Sea of Japan earlier this month. Kelsey L. Adams/U.S. Navy/Flickr hide caption toggle caption Kelsey L. Adams/U.S. Navy/Flickr The destroyer USS Fitzgerald, seen sailing in the Sea of Japan earlier this month. Kelsey L. Adams/U.S. Navy/Flickr Updated at 10:20p.m. ET The Pentagon confirms seven crew members of

1 of 9 i View slideshow A number of factors contributed to Carrie Fisher’s death in December, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported late Friday, including sleep apnea and heart disease. The statement also mentions drug use but doesn’t specify which drugs or how long ago they were taken. The report leaves the cause

Top Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate attend the congressional baseball game in Washington, D.C., Thursday. GOP members were practicing for the game Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at an Alexandria, Va., ballfield. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Top Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate

Javier Yanez decorated with U.S. and Cuban flags in Old Havana, Cuba, in 2014. President Trump is expected to reverse some of the easing in U.S.-Cuba relations that President Obama initiated. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption toggle caption Ramon Espinosa/AP Javier Yanez decorated with U.S. and Cuban flags in Old Havana, Cuba, in 2014. President Trump

Far below the surface of the ocean, off the coast of eastern Australia is an area simply known as “the abyss.” The largest and deepest habitat on the planet, the abyssal zone stretches well beyond Australia’s waters and spans half the world’s oceans — but it remains largely unexplored. Marine biologist Tim O’Hara recently set