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Law and order has been a major theme this year on the campaign trail. But that means very different things to the two major party presidential candidates.

A Swedish biologist wants to change the genes of healthy human embryos to find ways to treat infertility and other diseases. The experiments intensify ethical questions about genetic engineering.

Executive Editor Dean Baquet says "it would almost be illiterate" to call Donald Trump's longstanding claim that President Obama was born outside the U.S. anything but a lie.

The Justice Department estimates more than 60 percent of sexual assaults go unreported. By giving victims options, Det. Carrie Hull is working to change that.

After a fatal police shooting on Tuesday, the city has seen two days of peaceful demonstrations and violent protests. One man was shot at a protest Wednesday night and died Thursday.

More than one million customers were still without power, so classes were canceled and traffic was chaotic. The power company said half of those customers should have power by the end of the day.

The breathtaking sadness of seeing a young boy suffering amid Syria's civil war has prompted a breathtaking offer of hospitality and friendship.

Two dozen luminaries — from Terry Gross to Mel Brooks, Morgan Freeman to Louise Glück — got laurels Thursday, as President Obama awarded the National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals.

The company says its investigation suggests the stolen data doesn't include payment and bank account information.

Charlotte's mayor tells NPR that the footage will be released "eventually," but that there's no timeline for it. This summer, North Carolina passed a law limiting the public's access to such videos.