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With Better Data On Climate Change, Scientists Predict Extreme Conditions Earlier

Scientists are getting more and better data on our changing climate. Now, there's a push to use it to help people cope with the extremes we know are coming.

In 'El Chapo' Case, A Bribery Allegation Involving Former Mexican President

NPR speaks with reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The Wall Street Journal about the courtroom allegation that drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman bribed former Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto.

National security adviser John Bolton (from left), Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and chief of U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Paul M. Nakasone attend a press briefing on election security at the White House on Thursday.

Stung By Criticism, Trump Administration Emphasizes Election Security Response

Top national security officials made a surprise appearance at a White House briefing to argue that the Trump administration takes interference in U.S. elections from foreign powers seriously.

Trump Administration Mulls Over Change In Tax Code

The Trump administration is floating an idea to unilaterally change the tax code by redefining how capital gains are calculated. A move that would benefit wealthy Americans.

FBI Director James Comey (left) and National Intelligence Director James Clapper testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Tuesday.

FBI's Comey Says Russia Also 'Harvested' Data From Republicans

The FBI director, appearing with other top U.S. intelligence chiefs at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, said Russia targeted Republican National Committee Web domains no longer in use.

Agency Conducting Government Background Checks Has Backlog Of 700,000

Thousands of jobs with the government dealing with national security and other sensitive issues require applicants to get a background check or security clearance. But the agency conducting the checks has a backlog of some 700,000 applications. Members of Congress say this poses a serious national security risk.

How Aid Efforts Are Going In Haiti After Earthquake

Tamara Keith speaks to aid worker Margarett Lubin about Saturday's earthquake in Haiti.

Some families already got a head start on shopping for the school year when Amazon, Walmart, Target and others held huge summer sales. Now, parents are getting a new financial boost from the government: an increased child tax credit of up to $3,000 for school-age children.

Families Splurge On Clothes And Electronics In Likely Record Back-To-School Spree

Last year it was all about chairs and headphones. This year it's time for T-shirts and sneakers — and more laptops. Back-to-school shopping in the U.S. is expected to top $37 billion.

Demonstrators who oppose voting bills that, among other things, would end no-excuse absentee voting, wear chains while holding a sit-in inside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Monday.

Georgia Senate Republicans Pass Bill To End No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Despite Senate passage, some of the state's top Republicans, including the governor, have indicated they oppose curbing mail-in voting.

Volkswagen Agrees To $14.7 Billion Settlement In Emissions Cheating Scandal

Nearly 500,000 dirty diesel vehicles could be taken off the roads under a settlement approved by a judge in the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal. VW has agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion to resolve claims from consumers and the U.S. government. Customers will be compensated under a VW buyback program, and the company will also pay to offset the pollution caused by the rigged diesel vehicles.

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