Many gun owners say the primary reason they own a firearm is self-defense. But for years, experts have been starkly divided over how often people actually use guns for this purpose.
President Trump has raised the possibility of reconsidering joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership for the second time now. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Wendy Cutler, deputy U.S. trade representative during the Obama administration who negotiated the TPP, about the original purpose of the trade agreement.
A long-lost trove of preserved animal specimens recently turned up at a university in Georgia. Those old squirrels and muskrats could hold the answers to questions we haven't even thought to ask yet.
Prosecutors revealed in court documents on Friday that a grand jury in New York City has been investigating Michael Cohen for months over his business dealings.
Jack Sawyer, 18, was arrested on Feb. 15 for an alleged plot to shoot up his former high school. Legal experts in Vermont disagree about whether a crime was committed.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and Guy Benson of townhall.com about former FBI director James Comey's book, potential strikes on Syria and House Speaker Paul Ryan's announcement that he won't run for reelection.
Russia went to the United Nations Security Council to argue against the possibility of U.S. air strikes against Syria — touching off another testy diplomatic confrontation.
The Justice Department is investigating whether colleges communicate with each other about prospective students they accept through the early-decision process.
There are a lot of familiar names in former FBI director James Comey's new book, plus one that has many people scratching their heads: Reinhold Niebuhr. Comey considers him an influence, and at one point tweeted under Niebuhr's name.