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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten speaks at a news conference on American labor on Capitol Hill in Washington in November.

National Teachers Union Cuts Ties With Wells Fargo Over Bank's Ties To NRA, Guns

The American Federation of Teachers, the largest teachers union in the country, says it's ending its relationship with Wells Fargo because the bank does business with the gun industry and the NRA.

In this May 21, 2019 photo, two drones fly above Lake Street in downtown Reno, Nev., on, as part of a NASA simulation to test emerging technology that someday will be used to manage travel of hundreds of thousands of commercial, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) delivering packages. It marked the first time such tests have been conducted in an urban setting.

NASA's First-Of-Kind Tests Look To Manage Drones In Cities

NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator's line of sight as businesses look in the future to unleash the unmanned devices in droves above busy streets and buildings.

Edwin Hardeman sits with his wife, Mary, at a news conference after a San Francisco jury awarded him $80 million in damages over his claim that Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer.

Jury Awards $80 Million In Damages In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial

The verdict represents the second time a jury has decided in favor of a multimillion-dollar damage award after concluding that Roundup caused cancer.

Current federal law only requires background checks for gun purchases from licensed gun dealers, but gun control advocates want to extend the law to include private gun sales, too.

A Backgrounder On Background Checks

The shooting in South Florida has ignited the national debate about how to fix, and whether to expand, the gun sales background check system. But what are background checks and how do they work?

The VA San Diego Healthcare System in La Jolla is shown on Nov. 15, 2018.

Congressional Hearings Sought Into San Diego VA Human Research

Rep. Scott Peters on Monday requested a congressional hearing into allegations of dangerous human research at the VA San Diego Healthcare System.

Honolulu attorney Michael Green, right, sits with his client, the former Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who sent a false missile alert to residents and visitors in Hawaii, left, during an interview with reporters on Feb. 2, 2018 in Honolulu. The ex-state employee says he's devastated about causing panic, but he believed it was a real attack at the time.

Who Should Warn the Public of Nuclear War?

America's emergency alert system expects local authorities to warn the public in case of a ballistic missile attack. Some wish the feds would cut out the middle man.

In 2018 file photo, a shopper walks past a Huawei store at a shopping mall in Beijing.

Huawei Exec Sues Canada, Argues December Arrest Violated Constitution

Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was detained by the Canadian government in December at the request of the U.S., which alleged the Chinese telecom giant had violated its sanctions on Iran.

Some Central American migrants start their journey through Mexico at the Guatemalan border town of Gracias a Dios.

Coyotes' Boomtown: Picking Up The Migrant Trail On The Way To The U.S.-Mexico Border

Migrants from Central America who end up in the U.S. must cross the Guatemala-Mexico border, where immigration control is light to nonexistent. Quicker journeys are spurring more illegal immigration.

Protesters stand arm-in-arm as they block an entrance to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Francisco, Calif., on May 1. San Francisco sued the Trump administration over its threats to cut grant money to cities that don't fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Punishing 'Sanctuary Cities'

A judge in California has issued a permanent injunction against an executive order that promised to withhold federal funds from jurisdictions that didn't cooperate with immigration authorities.

Mark Morgan, the new head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, stands for a portrait in his office Friday, Jun. 21, 2019 in Washington D.C.

'We Have No Choice': Acting ICE Director Defends Planned Immigration Raids

In an interview with NPR, Acting ICE Director Mark Morgan says his agency is only enforcing the law. "So what are our options?" he asked. "They've had due process."

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