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The one-year review of the military's response to sexual assault within the ranks comes in response to a spate of embarrassing incidents in recent months.

The president will be taking questions from reporters. Listen to what he has to say and read highlights.

In 2009, the Oklahoma legislature passed a bill allowing a monument of the Ten Commandments to placed at the capital. The monument was not paid for by the…

A federal judge deals a big blow to the NSA's mass surveillance, a look back at our series on the San Francisco Bay Area, and the rest of the best tech headlines and conversations from the week.

Our nation's capital was designed to showcase its monuments, and monumental buildings — from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. But as the city grows, is it time to rewrite the law that mandates a ground-hugging skyline?

Howdy Folks!If you have some extra time this holiday season, I have a great outdoor idea. Head on down to Texas, and go hog hunting. It's economical; most…

The law will give some students who are in the U.S. illegally the ability to pay cheaper, in-state tuition.

Friday is the last day for many NPR employees who have chosen to leave the company in a voluntary buyout program.

NASA astronauts will be heading out to conduct critical repairs on the International Space Station early Saturday morning. The 6 1/2-hour spacewalk, the first in a series, will replace a faulty piece of cooling equipment.

The story of the woman famously referred to as a "welfare queen" in Ronald Reagan's 1976 campaign is far more bizarre and unsettling than the stereotype she became the emblem for, as a stellar long read from Slate reveals.