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The government onslaught on the rebel-held city intensified Saturday. Officials say they've captured Mesraba, effectively cleaving the area into three isolated parts.

The Justice Department took a first step in banning the sale, manufacture or possession of devices used to make a gun fire like an automatic weapon. But advocates say it'll take legislative action.

How safe is using - or driving for - ride hailing companies on the Central Coast? In the wake of recent arrests of alleged Uber drivers for rape and…

Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-Conn.) speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his controversial characterization of the National Rifle Association.

NPR's Michel Martin is joined by The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin, former Obama communications director Corey Ealons, and Virginia Republican Puneet Ahluwalia.

Fifty years ago almost to the day, anti-war activism led to President Lyndon Johnson's downfall. After a lackluster showing in the New Hampshire primary, he announced he would not seek reelection.

A new study looks at why the Tsimane people of Bolivia often avoid seeking medical care — and what might change their minds.

China's President Xi Jinping has consolidated power to levels not seen in decades. The country's rubber-stamp legislature approved the constitutional change with virtually no opposition.

The fund was created to help defray the legal costs for women who've been sexually harassed. It's kind of like a matchmaking service that pairs alleged victims with local attorneys.

"It is now clear that Mr. Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia," May told lawmakers in a statement on Monday.