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Many professors are postponing retirement, and colleges say it's hurting their efforts to cut costs.

"Talking about firearms now is like talking about race" among officers, says a national law enforcement leader. In Milwaukee, for instance, a sheriff and police chief took vocal, opposing stances.

Wendy Sherman, the lead U.S. negotiator in the Iran nuclear talks, tells NPR the U.S. still has plenty of other issues to settle with Iran, such as the release of Americans being held in that country.

A new study from the Pew Research Center shows American opinions about immigration policy are increasingly split along party lines.

Proponents of an effort to repeal California's new stricter law requiring mandatory vaccines for schoolchildren failed to submit enough signatures to qualify a ballot initiative asking voters to repeal the law.

Florida Rep. Daniel Webster faces a redrawn congressional map that puts his re-election next year in doubt.

A bill designed to strengthen oversight of organizations that make land use decisions for cities, like Civic San Diego, was vetoed Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown.

The plan has drawn objections by some animal rights advocates, but commission staff has recommended approval.

Senomyx's new artificial ingredient promises to help reduce how much sugar Americans consume. But some scientists say we don’t know enough about its safety.

New York City's transit authority wants to protect Lower Manhattan subway stations from storm flooding. It's racing to get technology tested and in place in time for the next big one.