A Brief History Of The AR-15
The semi-automatic rifle has been in wide circulation for more than a half-century. In recent years, gunmen have used AR-15-style weapons to carry out many of the country's worst mass shootings.
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Afghan President Urges Taliban To Talk Peace, Offering Political Recognition
At a conference in Kabul , Ashraf Ghani offered the insurgent group a variety of incentives to come to the negotiating table — including passports, a political office and the release of prisoners.
Too Late To Operate? Surgery Near End Of Life Is Common, Costly
Nearly 1 in 3 Medicare patients undergoes an operation in the final year of life. The benefits are often limited, but the costs and side effects can be substantial.
What Does It Mean To Be A 'Nation Of Immigrants'?
Families have played a huge role in helping new immigrants succeed, argues UCLA Professor Hiroshi Motomura. Changing the rules would dramatically change the face of immigration.
Sweet Redemption As Men's Curling Team Brings Olympic Gold Home To Duluth
"The Olympics are great and all," but returning home was "way cooler than the Olympics," declared John Landsteiner, an engineer in Duluth, Minn.
Google Has Received 650,000 'Right To Be Forgotten' Requests Since 2014
The search giant says in a new report that beginning in mid-2014, after a court ruling on the "right to be forgotten," it received 650,000 requests to delist 2.4 million URLs from search results.
Researchers Haven't Found A Single Endangered Right Whale Calf Yet This Season
"The right whales are at a point where more are dying than are being born," biologist Clay George says. "That's just not sustainable long-term."
House Passes Bill To Crack Down On Online Sex Trafficking
The bill would give prosecutors and victims more power to hold websites accountable for sex trafficking on their platforms. Parts of the bill have riled some tech companies and digital rights groups.
Texans: What Issues Are Driving You To The Polls?
NPR wants to hear what issues are motivating voters in Texas, which holds the first primary of the 2018 election season. Share your thoughts with us.
Georgia's Lieutenant Governor Threatens Delta After Airline Cuts Ties With NRA
After Atlanta-based Delta eliminated a discount program for NRA members, a Georgia official threatens to fight its tax break. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Georgia Public Broadcasting's Stephen Fowler.