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Clinton is the first woman ever to head a major-party ticket in this country. She now has the 2,383 delegate commitments necessary to become the presumptive nominee, according to The Associated Press.

Lebanon has lost one of its most beloved artists, the playwright and musician Ziad Rahbani.

Republicans have won control the U.S. Senate, while the state of the House of Representatives is still too close to call. Get the latest on the state of Congress.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Emily Kaplan, who writes about the NFL for Sports Illustrated, about the league's 2015 season and Black Monday firings.

Habemus Papam, the College of Cardinals has elected a pope, and the crowd in Vatican Square went wild.

Biomedical engineer Joe Dituri has broken the record for longest time spent living underwater without depressurization. He talks about what he's learned so far.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) talks about his new memoir, "Unfettered," and some of the views that have put him at odds with other members of his party.

For the first time, the band members, their crew and their fans tell the story of a landmark moment they didn't realize was happening. Sonic Youth's new album, Live in Brooklyn 2011, is out this week.

The Houston, Texas trio Spoon has recorded their first album in three years, it's called Girls Can Tell. The music is rock and roll with a tinge of punk -- and it was released today. Nick Mirov writes about music for Pitchfork Media-dot-Com, he has a review. (4:00) The album Girls Can Tell by Spoon is available on Merge Records, catalog # MRG195, see www.mrg2000.com. Also see www.pitchforkmedia.com.

From France to Australia, India and the U.S., cartoonists around the world paid tribute to their colleagues at the French magazine that was attacked today.