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The climate pattern known as La Niña generally brings winters that are drier and warmer than usual across the southern U.S. and cooler and wetter in the northern part of the country.

A NASA spacecraft is set to explore ancient asteroids clumped around Jupiter. The Lucy mission will travel billions of miles in hopes of uncovering the secret beginnings of the giant outer planets

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with writer Jelani Cobb about a new collection of work from The New Yorker, "The Matter of Black Lives." Cobb co-edited it and wrote the introduction.

The Justice Department says it will ask the Supreme Court to step in and block enforcement of Texas' restrictive abortion law. This is the latest move in the legal battle over the law.

NPR's Brian Naylor looks at the Senate race in South Dakota, which has yet to be decided.

Voter News Service, a group of major news organizations and the Associated Press, abandons its exit poll plans on Election Day. VNS says it could not guarantee the accuracy of the analysis. NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with Andy Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

Commentator Patt Morrision describes how Los Angeles voters kept their city, a mecca of giant divorce settlements, from entering into one of its biggest break-ups yet.

Host Bob Edwards talks with House Speaker Dennis Hastert about the Republicans taking a greater lead in the House after yesterday's elections.

Republicans now control the executive and legislative branches. Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about how the Democrats lost Congress, and what it means for the Bush administration.

Democrats lose the Senate, but find consolation in winning some gubernatorial races. They do narrow the gap, but still fall short of their goal. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.