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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on a string of recent — and suspicious — deaths of Russian journalists and dissidents.

A California tech firm believes that artificial intelligence can help communities prepare for, and respond to, quakes.

Whether you think it's time or a waste of time, the city of Malibu decided to ban the use of plastic straws, utensils and stirrers as a means of reducing their harmful effects on the environment.

About 40 percent of teachers live in places where their state or local pension is the only safety net they've got.

Eight years after the deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion, a safety watchdog aims to prevent another disaster. But it faces multiple challenges, and a shift in focus under the Trump administration.

The number of voters in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll who say a candidate's position on gun policy will be a major factor in deciding whom to vote for has dropped 13 points since February.

Thousands of students across the country are expected to walk out of class Friday to protest violence in schools. And the idea came from a group of kids who live far from Florida.

With the president's low approval ratings, Democrats have an advantage heading into the midterms. But Republicans could use the threat of impeachment to motivate their voters to get to the polls.

The court declared as unconstitutionally vague a clause in the Immigration and Naturalization Act that mandated the deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes.

Julian Barnes' latest novel concerns the pained recollections of an aging Englishman's life-changing only love — the "only story" that really matters about him.