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Vice President Joe Biden tries to stifle a laugh during a 2014 reception in Washington, D.C.

At Washington's Annual Gridiron Dinner, The Jokes Have Some Bite

In a night full of jokes and mockery, Vice President Joe Biden took some time to seriously critique this year's presidential election.

Colin Powell: GOP Candidates 'Belittling' The Country And Presidency

In an interview with NPR, the former secretary of state reflected on the state of the GOP and the legacy of former first lady Nancy Reagan.

Politics In The News: Primary Season Continues To Heat Up

Michigan and Mississippi hold primaries on Tuesday. After a flurry of weekend voting, all of the key candidates picked up delegates. Steve Inskeep talks to Ben Domenech, founder of The Federalist.

A U.S. soldier stands on an armored vehicle during an annual exercise Monday in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. Pyongyang threatened a "preemptive nuclear strike of justice" in retaliation for the joint training exercises.

North Korea Threatens Preemptive Strike As U.S., South Korea Hold Military Exercise

This year's war games between the U.S. and South Korea are the largest ever. In response, North Korea's Kim Jong Un threatened to unleash a "preemptive nuclear strike of justice."

There Is No FDA For Education. Maybe There Should Be

A leading Harvard professor says American education research gets an F. For too long, he says, excellent research hasn't been translated into meaningful change.

Seven families are part of a new federal lawsuit that seeks class-action status in Flint, Mich. Here, signs warn not to drink lead-contaminated water from a water fountain at a church in the city earlier this year.

Families Seek Class-Action Status In Federal Lawsuit Over Flint's Water

Attorneys representing seven families who've been affected by lead-poisoned water in Flint, Mich., filed a lawsuit Monday that cites federal environmental laws.

Live: Reinventing The American City — Who Wins, Who Loses?

The transformation of Pittsburgh echoes the triumphs and challenges of cities across the country where gentrification is changing neighborhoods after a generation of economic decline.

A U.S. nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, in July 1946.

Tiny Marshall Islands Taking On 3 World Nuclear Powers In Court

The archipelago, which was the site of dozens of U.S. nuclear tests in the 1940s and '50s, is suing India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom in the International Court of Justice.

Pedestrians walk past a Verizon Wireless shop.

Verizon Will Pay $1.35 Million Fine In Settlement Over Its Use Of 'Supercookies'

The unique identifiers allow Verizon to target advertising to its mobile subscribers, even if the "cookies" are deleted.

A Hindu holy man in Kathmandu smokes a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, on March 6, the eve of a festival honoring the god Shiva.

Shiva Is A God Who Likes Marijuana — And So Do Many Of His Followers

At a festival celebrating the Hindu god today in Nepal, many of the holy men and women follow in the footsteps of the deity and have a little hashish.

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