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A federal judge rules that a sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart can become a class-action suit, encompassing 1.6 million current and former female employees. Wal-Mart said it would appeal the decision. The class-action status makes the suit the largest discrimination case ever brought against a private employer in the United States. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) says he will step down as Senate Republican leader following a furor over remarks that seemed to endorse America's segregated past. Lott faced a Jan. 6 vote on his status as incoming majority leader and a challenge for the post from Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN). Hear from NPR's Alex Chadwick and NPR's David Welna.

At just 6 feet wide, the skinny living quarters might be compared to a "luxury yacht," according to the real estate agency. The asking price is $1.3 million.

A lamington is a spongy cake with chocolate and coconut. A New Zealand charity set a Guinness World Record after baking a roughly 6,000 pound cake. Beating the previous winner by nearly 1,000 pounds.

6.7 million Americans have now received a single dose, while 22-million doses have been distributed to hospitals and pharmacies.

Right now in Texas, more than 6 million people are under flash flood alerts.

President Biden regained center stage following weeks of turmoil after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Trevor Mallard cuddled the baby boy and even gave him a bottle during a debate on fuel prices. The 6-week-old is the child of another lawmaker.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Republican Michael Waltz, who will be representing Florida's 6th Congressional District.

Netflix has released its fourth quarter earnings for 2017, and among the impressive numbers are 110.6 million paid subscribers.