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The sharp divides in the country over gun laws have been reflected in the largely binary responses from politicians from both major parties after the massacre in Las Vegas.

Puerto Ricans say their island remains paralyzed because of a lack of diesel distribution owing to a lack of truck drivers. Additionally, there are concerns that there are many more Hurricane Maria-related deaths than the 16 confirmed so far.

President Biden huddled with Democratic governors at the White House amid concerns about the fallout from his debate performance.

The next British prime minister will be Keir Starmer, from the center-left Labour Party. It was a near wipeout for the Conservatives -- the party's worst defeat in its nearly 200-year history.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Vali Nasr, Middle East Studies professor at Johns Hopkins University, about the election of a reformist president in Iran, and prospects for policy changes.

A fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after a judge’s ruling.

Food labels have become battlegrounds. Government regulators, companies and food movement activists have been fighting over what belongs on the label. (GMOs? Trans fats? Claims that bran prevents heart disease?) We asked four big thinkers for their dream food label.

Democratic and independent men are far less supportive of the idea of a Trump impeachment than Democratic and independent women. But Republicans are united across gender.

The federal budget deficit is falling sharply, but you wouldn't know it from some of the rhetoric in Washington. But Republicans caution that the downward trend line will reverse itself soon enough.

Many Americans are diagnosed with mental health conditions, but most don't get professional help, even if they're insured. Obstacles include difficulties finding providers their plan covers.