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In a widely watched case, judges ruled 7-7 against a first-of-its-kind Kansas law that bans a common method of performing second-trimester abortions.

The phrase has a long history, going back as far as Richard Nixon, who used it to push back against anti-war protesters and 1960s counterculture.

While experts focus on trying to explain the stock market's jumps and dives, we spend a little time cutting through the bull to get some different answers.

As Mexico continues to deport more and more Central American migrants, Congress has approved $750 million for a new plan—one that hopes to tackle poverty, government corruption and violence.

The gangs plaguing Central America with violence started in Los Angeles, California. Alex Sanchez, a former member of the feared MS-13 gang, tells his story.

Following criticism of the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations, the academy has voted to approve changes aimed at doubling the number of women and people of color by 2020.

Experts say picture books that whitewash the history of slavery are just a symptom of an adult society. How can we explain it to kids, they argue, if we can't talk about it ourselves?

Concern continues to grow over the outbreak of Zika virus in Latin America. The virus has been linked to severe brain damage in babies.

Multiple states and cities have declared states of emergency as snow has covered parts of states from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. NPR's Jennifer Ludden has an update.

In Iowa, NPR's Don Gonyea has the latest on the Republicans running for president and the rising tension between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.