Marion Nestle's new book is Soda Politics: Taking On Big Soda (And Winning.) It reveals the industry's political and marketing tactics for protecting sales — and tips for advocates to fight them.
The deal increases spending for defense and domestic programs and raises the federal debt ceiling through March 2017. It now must be approved by both houses of Congress.
The U.S. basis for its Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea rests on an international maritime treaty. But China and the U.S. do not agree on the interpretation of that treaty.
Shortly after Wambach and the rest of the World Cup-winning U.S. national team were honored at the White House, Wambach announced her plans to retire from soccer.
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Ronal Serpas, former police chief in New Orleans and Nashville, about FBI Director James Comey's remarks on the "Ferguson Effect" and the rise in crime in U.S. cities.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Seth Stoughton, a professor at the University Of South Carolina School of Law, about the video of a school police officer attacking a student in a Columbia, S.C., classroom.
An NPR poll found that a majority of people favor regulation of e-cigarette. Support rose with education. Nearly two-thirds of people with college or graduate degrees supported regulation.