Law

Nasya Fair looks at a growing memorial for the Colorado Springs, Colo., shooting victims with her son Korbyn, 4. Colorado and California are the latest states at the center of the gun control debate.

National

From Colorado To California, The Gun Control Debate Has Become Personal

4:25pm December 04, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

The two states in the news over the past week with high profile mass shootings have taken big steps in recent years to tighten gun laws. Is a focus on open carry or mental health the best way forward?

National

Landlord Invites Media Into Home Of Suspected San Bernardino Shooters

4:25pm December 04, 2015

by Nathan Rott

The landlord of the apartment building where the suspected shooters lived invited the media inside. Dozens filed through, setting off a debate on whether potential evidence has been contaminated.

National

San Bernardino Highlights How Police Respond To Active Shooter Situations

4:25pm December 04, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, about how police departments around the country are trained to respond to active shooting situations.

Members of The Syrian People Solidarity Group protest on Nov. 22 in Austin, Texas, after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he'd refuse to allow Syrian refugees in the state. Texas and the U.S. government are now clashing in court over the issue.

National

Texas, Federal Government Face Off In Court Over Syrian Refugees

2:56pm December 04, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Texas backed down from a request that the court immediately block Syrian refugees from the state. But the state still alleges the U.S. has been acting improperly in how it settles Syrian refugees.

Evans Army Community Hospital, which stands on the Fort Carson military base, is a central part of the base's behavioral health system.

National

Army Says It Will Review Cases Of Dismissed Soldiers With Mental Health Problems

1:50pm December 04, 2015

by Daniel Zwerdling

The Army says it will conduct a "thorough, multidisciplinary review" to determine whether thousands of combat soldiers with those issues or TBIs have been unfairly kicked out of the Army.

Effort To Build The World's Biggest Telescope Hits A Big Snag

1:44pm December 04, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Project officials say they're assessing what to do after Hawaii's Supreme Court invalidated their building permit.

Economy

FCC Attorneys Will Be Back In Court To Defend Net Neutrality

12:18pm December 04, 2015

by Joel Rose

The Obama administration's plan to regulate Internet access like a public utility faces a big hurdle on Friday. Major phone and cable companies are challenging the FCC's Open Internet rules in court.

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the latest challenge to the FCC's attempts to regulate Internet access.

National

5 Things To Know: Net Neutrality Is Back In Court

11:55am December 04, 2015

by Alina Selyukh

Once again, a federal court will decide whether the FCC can keep its Open Internet rules. This time, the challenge centers on the FCC's overhaul of how it regulates Internet providers.

Science

Federal Jury Hands Down Rare Conviction For Coal Executive

8:07pm December 03, 2015

by Ashton Marra

A federal jury has convicted former Massy Energy CEO Don Blankenship for conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards at the site of a 2010 explosion that killed 29 people.

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Overdoses of hydrocodone and other opioid painkillers caused more than 16,000 deaths in 2013, according to the CDC.

Is Prescription Opioid Abuse A Crime Problem Or A Health Problem?

4:38pm December 03, 2015

by Nancy Shute

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.