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A new report says the U.S. has the 28th-highest rate in the world: 4.43 deaths due to gun violence per 100,000 people in 2017. By contrast, Bangladesh saw 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.

The president's support is a big win for activists who have been pushing for criminal justice measures that roll back the stiff penalties imposed as a part of America's decades-long "war on drugs."

A bipartisan effort to ease some penalties for drug crimes and provide more services to people leaving prison appears to be in the works in Congress, but the deal hinges on support from the president.

Migrant families arriving at the Southwest border earlier this year faced forced separations. Now the president plans to stop immigrants with troops, concertina wire, tighter asylum rules and threats of tent prisons.

Poor ballot design can confuse voters and slow down election results. What makes a well-designed ballot and why are they so hard to come by?

The Woolsey Fire is not the first in Malibu, nor is it the first time residents have planned to rebuild. Urban historian Mike Davis tells NPR's Audie Cornish that maybe, it's better to let it burn.

Development of the first oil production facility in federal Arctic waters will take longer than planned. That's because warming temperatures are melting the sea ice needed to build it.

While Democrats won control of the House, and Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate, a number of races remain too close to call.

Amazon will soon announce its choice for a second headquarters. It's expected that Amazon will build two offices, one in New York City and one in the Crystal City area of Arlington, Va.

The speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 is eyeing a return to that post despite calls from many in her party for fresh leadership. Wednesday, both she and the president spoke of working together.