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The 4-4 vote means union opponents have failed, for now, to reverse a long-standing decision that allows states to mandate "fair share" fees from nonunion workers.

Hundreds of indigent people live in storm drains that feed into Tijuana's river canal. Local authorities force them out, but they return, hopeful that they'll be able to rejoin loved ones they left behind in the U.S.

The FBI says it's unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. A district attorney in Baton Rouge, La., is hopeful the FBI will share its master key for an iPhone in a murder case.

A modern broiler, or meat chicken, grows incredibly fast. The bird suffers as a result, and some critics say its flavor does too. Now Whole Foods wants its suppliers to shift to slower-growing breeds.

A car's cost — and even promises of seeing around curves — have little to do with the ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's study of 31 cars and 82 different headlight systems.

When the Pakistani government is worried, they turn off phones in the capital city. The phones are blacked out because of the sudden arrival of 2,000 religious extremists protesting the hanging of a murderer.

A survey finds that the number of workers who say they would give up some health benefits to get a pay raise has increased to 20 percent from 10 percent in 2012.

The fourth and final nuclear security summit is underway in Washington this week. But Vladimir Putin isn't there. And North Korea has thumbed its nose at the gathering by firing a cruise missile.

NPR's Ari Shaprio speaks with James Bentham, a research associate at the Imperial College London. He's one of the authors of a report on global obesity published in the journal Lancet. He says the study shows there are now more obese people than underweight people worldwide.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Washington Professor Jacob Vigdor about the state of the minimum wage in Seattle, as California and New York move to lift their minimum wages to $15.