If you miss your mom and dad — or they miss their grandkids — how safe is a summer trip? Older people are more likely to get seriously ill from the coronavirus, so consider these tips to reduce risk.
A federal appeals court ordered a lower-court judge to dismiss the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, raising questions about the Justice Department's independence.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mónica García, a member of the school board in the Los Angeles Unified School District, about the district voting Tuesday on disbanding its 471-member police department.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., about the first vote on statehood for the District of Columbia in a generation.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Donald Ayer, former Deputy Attorney General during the George H.W. Bush administration, about his testimony regarding the politicization of the Department of Justice.
Bayer has agreed Wednesday to settle lawsuits from people who say that they got cancer from the company's most widely used weed killer. The company will pay more than $10 billion.
President Trump declared that the trade deal with China is still on, despite growing friction between the two countries. China has increased purchases of U.S. goods but is still short of its promises.
Three Northeastern states — New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — say they will require travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days if they come from states where COVID-19 is surging.
Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that without aid from Albany and Washington, as well as concessions from labor groups, every department would face unprecedented job cuts