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British forces are already conducting strikes in Iraq. The motion is expected to pass with the support of the ruling Conservative Party. But first, MPs will spend 10 hours swapping fierce rhetoric.

More state control of public schools is on the horizon.

Oakland, Calif., is known for being diverse. The tech industry? Not so much. But there's hope the situation will improve as more tech companies move to Oakland.

Don't call it a comeback: Blocks have been here for more than 100 years. Studies have shown they can help build language and cognition skills — and even help teach math.

Linda Wertheimer talks to Adam Winkler, a professor of constitutional law at UCLA and the author of Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America.

It's been 500 days since Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been imprisoned in Iran. Steve Inskeep talks to Ali Rezaian, about the efforts to free his brother.

Steve Inskeep talks to Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles. And, Linda Wertheimer talks to Paul Barrett of Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

The $305 billion highway bill funds transportation infrastructure projects. But it also offers wins and losses for unrelated businesses. The Export-Import Bank gets saved, but big banks lose out.

A South African judge has ruled that the trial judge erred when she found the double-amputee sprinter known as the "Blade Runner" guilty on the lesser charge of "culpable homicide" last year.

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR reporters and others for a roundup of the latest news on Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., that left 14 people dead.