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As part of an occasional series of conversations with new gun owners, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michelle McGhee, a teacher, and Dirk Waldrop, a firearms trainer, both from Arkansas.

LADD officials are at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, this week being honored for its Smart Living program which helps adults with developmental disabilities live independently.

The hospital said it made a humane decision to end treatment. Michael Hickson's widow says doctors ended his care because they underestimated the life of a man with significant disabilities.

They don't qualify for Medicaid in their states, but earn too little to be eligible for subsidized ACA health plans. It's a gap in health care coverage, and some politicians are trying to fix it.

The only concealed-carry permits needed would be for people who are 18-21 years old, if West Virginia enacts new gun legislation.

The Justice Department's agreement to overhaul troubled juvenile courts in Memphis had been lauded as a national model. Now local officials want to get out from under federal oversight.

As the omicron variant spreads rapidly, people are growing anxious as the holiday approaches. In New York, residents have postponed trips and worry about new economic slowdowns for local businesses.

As horrific details emerge from Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's jails, many question the man who once claimed to champion their cause.

Founded in 2010 by award-winning Spanish chef and entrepreneur José Andrés, the group provides food and meals to people in need.

Donald Trump supporters say that his message is actually uplifting, despite the popular view that he is simply riding a wave of anger. While Ted Cruz's message has fewer threads of hope.