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The former National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre is in court over allegations that the group used millions of dollars to fund luxuries for top officials.

The 81st Golden Globes were held Sunday night. Was it a comeback after a scandal, or a ho hum awards ceremony? We discuss the highs and lows.

The presidents of Harvard and Penn resigned under pressure. Leading the attacks is billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who is waging a broader campaign against higher education and the media.

Congressional leaders have agreed to a spending framework to fund the government through September. The decision to back the a plan supported by Democrats could threaten Speaker Mike Johnson's future.

Former South Carolina governor and presidential hopeful Nikki Haley was responsible for bringing down the Confederate flag in her state — but failed to identify slavery as the cause of the Civil War.

Tennessee lawmakers will consider expanding the state's power to involuntarily commit someone with severe mental illness. Advocates worry the measure would undermine the rights of the most vulnerable.

What it means to be "Taiwanese" varies from one generation to the next, influenced by the island's complicated history with China. NPR talks with members of one family across generations.

As Democrats and Republicans in Congress struggle to settle on a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the internet access program may see a decrease in funding or remain at the same level.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Obama's Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about why it took the Pentagon three days to tell the White House that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized.

The NTSB says it has recovered the door plug that blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane on Friday. Investigators are trying to understand why a system that's worked well on other planes failed here.