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Police investigating three recent attacks on historically black churches in Louisiana have arrested Holden Matthews, 21, a white male who is the son of a St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy.

Julian Assange probably won't have access to his laptop computer for a while, but that may not mean that the organization he created won't still release secrets and, potentially, affect elections.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about Attorney General William Barr's testimony on special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

Texas legislators are considering a bill that would allow professionals to deny service to people based on religious beliefs. Critics say the law would sanction discrimination against LGBT Texans.

The court said that the state's Bill of Rights "allows a woman to make her own decisions regarding her body ... decisions that can include whether to continue a pregnancy."

A bipartisan group of lawmakers across the House and the Senate introduced a bill that would allow people in prison access to federal Pell grants to pay for college.

Connecticut and California are considering statewide taxes on sugary drinks. New data from soda taxes in Berkeley and Philadelphia present a mixed picture of their effects on sugar consumption.

Analysts weigh the possible offers North Korea's leader could make later this month in Vietnam.

More people are using mobile money apps to pay each other without cash. With Venmo, its social network is a key part of the payment process, and it's changing people's behavior in unexpected ways.

President Trump has talked about declaring a national emergency. He says he might invoke emergency powers to order the construction of a wall at the U.S.- Mexico border.