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Senate Republicans agreed not to hold hearings for any Obama Supreme Court nominee. Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, who sits on the Judiciary Committee, about what Democrats can do.

In our Generation W Profiles series, we highlight influential women. JeffriAnne Wilder founded the Institute for the study of race and ethnic relations at…

Once a grand seaside destination, Atlantic City now faces the prospect of a takeover by the state of New Jersey. Historian Bryant Simon and reporter Amy Rosenberg discuss the city's rise and fall.

First there was a giant shark in Hemming Park. Now, a giant human head is taking up residence in the downtown plaza.The head with a big, gaping mouth,…

Last week, at the FBI's request, a court ordered Apple to cooperate with federal agents and help unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. The company says the demand is illegal.

Reframing addiction as a chronic illness would help people get appropriate treatment and benefit the health care system, says A. Thomas McLellan, co-founder of the Treatment Research Institute.

A new study from the watchdog group Open Doors USA finds last year was the most violent for Christians in modern history, rising to ‘a level akin to…

We discuss the week's biggest news stories with our roundtable of local journalists: Dan Scanlan, Florida Times-Union reporter; Matt Shaw, Folio Weekly…

Software used to calculate a ship’s stability isn't always accurate. That’s what one witness told a Coast Guard panel investigating the October sinking of…

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Benjamin Wittes, senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution and editor-in-chief of Lawfare, about Apple's motion to vacate the court order forcing the company to unlock an iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino shooters.