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Around the world, landmines kill and injure thousands of people a year, most of them civilians. The Biden administration is restricting their use and continuing to help countries clear minefields.

More than 30 states have state supreme court elections this November. Those justices may be the final word on abortion laws in some places now that it's an issue for states to decide.

March 7 marks the 58th anniversary of the attack on civil rights activists in Selma, Alabama. Residents there are still recovering from tornadoes that ripped through the city in January.

The world's astronomers finally voted today on the highly controversial issue of how to define a planet. The official definition means Pluto is no longer a planet. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the pandemonium in the convention halls of Prague, where the astronomers are meeting.

After flirting with a third run for president, Mitt Romney now says he won't run in 2016. What does that mean for the rest of the GOP field?

There are planned marches and teach-ins in Ferguson all weekend. St. Louis Public Radio's Camille Phillips was at the main march and talks with NPR's Arun Rath about Saturday's events.

Saratoga County is among the local municipalities looking to hire some of the New York state corrections officers fired after an unsanctioned strike this month.

The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare for the winter.

Christian leaders gathered outside the U.S. Capitol building this week to call for more solidarity with LGBTQ people. We look at the conversations Black churches are having.

President Trump and his supporters portray antifa as the left's equivalent to deadly far-right extremists. Domestic terrorism data show just one fatality is linked to antifa — the attacker himself.