The Defense Department is preparing to house and care for up to 12,000 people. It's part of an effort to manage those families who cross into the U.S. illegally.
A new Supreme Court ruling removes unions' ability to collect fees to cover collective bargaining costs for workers who opt out of union membership. It's a big setback for labor unions in the U.S.
Cody Iorns lost his arms in a 2015 motorcycle accident, but with the help of prosthetic limbs and hard work, he became a fixture in the local paddleboarding community.
Five employees of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis were killed Thursday in a shooting. We read what the newsroom's staff had to say about their five colleagues who died.
We have the latest details about the attack on the Capital Gazette newsroom in Maryland that killed five people. Also, the retirement of Justice Kennedy sets the stage for an abortion rights battle.
A gunman entered the offices of The Capital newspaper in Annapolis Thursday and opened fire, killing four of the paper's journalists and a sales assistant. We have profiles of the victims.
Protesters marched through Washington, D.C., on Thursday to fight for families separated at the southern border. It was one of several demonstrations around the country.
For the latest developments in the shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md., NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with WAMU member station reporter Patrick Madden.