With Jason Rezaian Jailed For 500 Days, His Brother Visits Iran's Mission At U.N.
Ali Rezaian brought to Iran's Mission at the United Nations a petition for his brother's release that has been signed by 500,000 people.
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'God Isn't Fixing This' Argument Divides Even More In Gun Debate
For many fed up with the now seemingly routine shootings and the lack of policy action, pleas to God aren't enough. But is that fair?
Pentagon Says Women Can Now Serve In Front-Line Ground Combat Positions
The process to open combat jobs to women began in January of 2013; Thursday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter made it official across all branches of the U.S. military.
How Chicago's Slaughterhouse Spectacles Paved The Way For Big Meat
Opened in 1865, Chicago's Union Stock Yard was the greatest livestock market the world had seen. Tourists watched masses of animals move through kill floors, a sight hailed as a miracle of modernity.
Acclaimed Documentary About Campus Rape Draws Critics Too
The Hunting Ground, shortlisted for next year's Oscars, has inspired a backlash — not only for its perspective but for the factual foundation on which it is based and its reporting methods.
Is Prescription Opioid Abuse A Crime Problem Or A Health Problem?
People still think that abuse of opioid painkillers is something that criminals do, a study of news media coverage finds. Options like expanded access to treatment are rarely mentioned.
San Bernardino Mayor: 'Retaliation Is Not The Answer'
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with R. Carey Davis, the mayor of the city of San Bernardino, Calif., about the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center, where 14 people were killed Wednesday.
Planning, Other Details Make California Shooting 'A Really Strange Case'
Investigators are combing through data for clues about motives in the San Bernardino attack. A married couple opened fire on a workplace holiday party and seemed to have planned at least the getaway.
From Our Archives: When Is An Act Of Violence An Act Of Terrorism?
The shootings in San Bernardino have raised a familiar question, one that a linguist and a political scientist say keeps coming up because the line can be tough to draw.
Even As Details Emerge In San Bernardino Shooting, Motive Remains Murky
NPR justice correspondent Carrie Johnson tells host Kelly McEvers about the latest that's known about Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.