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Rachel speaks with former congressman Jay Dickey and Dr. Mark Rosenberg, president of The Task Force for Global Health, about the lack of funding gun research.

Words with five letters transform into six-letter words when puzzlemaster Will Shortz and winner and WBEZ listener P.D. Wadler of Chicago join NPR's Rachel Martin for the weekly challenge.

The president will address the nation on the threat of terrorism after recent shootings. Rachel Martin speaks with National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson about what the President might say.

Back in August, Carter announced that his melanoma had spread to his liver and brain. Today, he told his congregation that the cancer was gone.

This year, short stories and fragmented intense memoirs — along with the incredible true story of a short-haired dog — dominate Maureen Corrigan's best books list.

OPEC's failure to agree on production cuts last Friday has sent prices down further.

A lower court had upheld Highland Park, Ill.'s ban on the possession or sale of semiautomatic weapons.

In 2013, a Chicago suburb banned the possession of "assault weapons" and large-capacity magazines. An appeals court had upheld the local ordinance; the justices decided not to revisit the case.

Conservatives criticize the president's language on terrorism, including his approach to Muslim nations and communities. But Obama has, on several occasions, pointed to Muslim leaders to do more.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has appointed Lynn Nakamoto to serve on Oregon's highest court.