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Thousands of people participate in the March for Our Lives protest in New York City in March 2018.

NRA Facing Most Formidable Opposition Yet, A Year After Parkland

The gun rights group says it has more dues-paying members than any other grassroots organization, but shifting power in Congress and changing public opinions on gun laws may present challenges.

Aleta Dignard-Fung says she battled her ex-boyfriend for control of what music would play on her Spotify account.

When Your Shared Netflix Account Outlasts The Relationship

Sharing of online streaming video and music passwords among sweethearts is a territorial marker, like wearing a boyfriend's sweater. But what happens to custody of the accounts when the love is gone?

In the immediate aftermath of the mass shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., a year ago, 71 percent of Americans said laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter. Now, it's 51 percent.

Poll: A Year After Parkland, Urgency For New Gun Restrictions Declines

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds the percentage of Americans who think laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter has dropped 20 points from immediately after the Parkland shooting.

Emirates' inaugural A380 flight to San Francisco International Airport approaches the gate in 2014. Airbus announced Thursday it is stopping production of the A380 in 2021 after Emirates canceled dozens of orders.

Airbus To Stop Production Of A380 Superjumbo Jet

The European company says it has no reason to continue production after its biggest customer cut back its orders. Despite much fanfare, the double-decker plane has struggled to find a market.

Controversial Past Comes Back To Haunt Elliott Abrams At House Hearing

The Trump administration's point man on Venezuela was convicted of misleading Congress during the Iran-Contra affair. Abrams' past came up during a House hearing on Venezuela's political crisis.

Border Wall Isn't High On Our Priority List, Arizona Police Chief Says

President Trump on Wednesday told law enforcement officers from across the country that a border wall will happen. Steve Inskeep talks to Tucson police chief Chris Magnus about border security.

WE Local Tampa will be hosting a conference and career fair for women in engineering.

Women In Engineering Focus Of Conference In Tampa

Women only make up around 16 percent of the male-dominated profession of engineering. The Society of Women Engineers is hoping to increase that with an...

The March For Our Lives protest in Parkland, Florida, on March 24, 2018.

How Have Florida's Gun Laws Changed Since Parkland?

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. On Feb. 14, 2018, former student Nikolas...

Robert Runcie has been the superintendent of Broward County Public Schools since 2011.

A Year After Deadly Shooting, Superintendent Pledges To Make Broward Schools 'Safest In The Nation'

Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said he wants schools in his county to be the safest in the nation. His pledge comes one year after 17...

Health staff prepare a cholera treatment tent in September 2018. The country's health system lacks the capacity to contain diseases like cholera.

The Heartbreaking Plight Of Zimbabwe's Doctors

Inflation in Zimbabwe is sky-high — marked by ill-equipped hospitals and long lines for fuel. NPR talks with two doctors who say they don't have the supplies to keep patients, and themselves, safe.

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