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Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was ordered to pay the fine — the largest ever charged a public utility — for the San Bruno explosion and fire that killed 8 people and destroyed dozens of homes.

Nearly 2 million tourists visit the U.S. Capitol each year and learn about the building's art and history. What they don't hear on official tours is what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.

Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage.

Perry said Tuesday that he's declining the request. He is the first sitting lawmaker that the panel has sought to question from regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Media ethicist Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute has been named NPR's public editor, an in-house advocate for listeners and newsroom watchdog.

To do more quality checks on the data needed for redrawing voting maps, the Census Bureau is now planning for a release by Sept. 30. The delay puts pressure on states facing tight election deadlines.

A 12-year-old boy is reported to be among the dead following powerful storms that stretched across the middle of the country.

The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post, marking another disruption in a year of staff and policy changes. His leadership was questioned after he delayed responding to deadly floods in Texas.

In more than seven hours behind closed doors, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered questions from the House Oversight Committee as it investigates Jeffrey Epstein.

Democrats will hold 12 presidential primary debates. The Democratic National Committee says it will have about one a month through the process.