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Oregon voters may get the chance to ban the sale of items made from certain wildlife species this November. Backers of an initiative that would do just...

Editor’s note: Anna King’s reports from the 2015 wildfires in Washington state earned national recognition in breaking news and crisis journalism. We...

The U.S economy added 287,000 jobs in June, according to the monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Analysts had expected the economy to add some 170,000 jobs.

The bill requires food companies to reveal whether their products contain GMOs. But those companies are pleased, because they won't have to print "GMO" on food packages.

Police used a bomb robot to detonate a device that killed a suspect who was in a standoff with police in downtown Dallas on Thursday, when 12 officers were shot.

Among other remarks, Donald Trump called for more unity in the country while Hillary Clinton said she mourns "for the officers shot while doing their sacred duty."

Defense forces from the U.S. and South Korea will soon deploy an advanced missile defense system to counter threats from the North.

NPR correspondents talk about the aftermath and response to a deadly attack on Dallas police officers, including a statement by Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Also heard: a pastor and a police chief.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Arthur Reed, also known as Silky Slim. He is the founder of Stop the Killing Inc., the activist group that released the footage of Alton Sterling's killing in Baton Rouge, La. They discuss the role of videos in the effort to document police violence.

It's now a star-studded video from the U.N.'s Project Everyone, and it's going viral. We ask some globally-minded girls: Does it do a good job promoting gender equality?