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The decision that removed constitutional rights to abortion shook the political landscape, shaping not only the midterm election that followed but also the field ahead of the 2024 election.

George Carlin leaves behind memorable routines as well as a legal legacy. His riff on seven dirty words that are taboo on TV led to a Supreme Court decision on broadcasting offensive language. Carlin died of heart failure Sunday at 71.

The FBI says it has arrested more than 400 people in the last three months on charges related to mortgage fraud. Agents have arrested real estate agents and others. On Thursday, the FBI arrested two Bear Stearns investment fund managers. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston and Michelle Norris discuss the arrests.

The Supreme Court decision has led Washington, D.C., to draft a new handgun law. D.C. Council Member Phil Mendelson, chairman of the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary, says the new measure will likely include a self-defense exception.

Ahead of the Pope's visit to the U.S., Democratic candidates Clinton and Obama discuss religion at the "Compassion Forum." Princeton University political scientist Melissa Harris-Lacewell analyzes their rhetoric.

Former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic's arrest in Serbia is the first step in a process that will send him to a war crimes tribunal in The Hague. He stands accused of mass killings of Muslims during the Bosnian war.

The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for imposing martial law to suppress the opposition in December 2024.

Americans paid for tariffs. They shouldn't expect their money back.

With the win, Stolz joins Eric Heiden as the only skaters to take gold in both the 500 and 1,000 at the same Olympics.

Rescuers found 12 boys and their coach Monday, more than a week after they went missing. But now authorities are grappling with finding a way to get them out alive.

Community leaders talked about putting an end to school violence at a town hall in Tampa's Seminole Heights neighborhood Thursday night. The Tampa Bay…

An interactive Web quiz purports to show you which presidential candidate's views most line up with yours. It's the creation of two guys who want to encourage more political engagement. The quiz can produce some surprising results.

House and Senate leaders might be divided on issues that forced them to return to the Capitol this week, but they're in agreement about marijuana.

There are some things that veterans just don’t feel comfortable talking about, except possibly with another veteran.That sacred bond, shared between…

If your parents were from Germany, had you in the U.S., and then you, in turn, had children of your own, how much of that Germanness would they still…

For years the fair, which begins Thursday, has provided a platform for presidential candidates vying in the all-important Iowa caucuses. But they haven't always held on to their pork chops.

She cycled on average 60 to 70 miles a day for two months. Battled dogs, heat, rain storms, ticks, a few crashes and a gas leak in her support…

Health care spending was the defining issue of the 2015 Florida legislative session. The Florida House and Senate were miles apart on the issue, and the...

House and Senate negotiators have been unable to bridge key differences in their competing proposals to fund the environmental portions of the state...

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush returned Monday to Tallahassee, where he spent eight years as governor, to introduce proposals for fixing the…

A panel crafting regulations to jump-start the state's new medical-marijuana industry replaced a lottery system, scrapped by a judge in November, with a…

Two bills that will allow concealed weapons throughout Florida’s public school system are headed for the House floor. But Nick Evans reports their...

Focus more on water, less on wind and beware the cone of uncertainty. Here's a simple guide for understanding hurricane risks.

After two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Hillsborough and Manatee counties, governmental agencies, universities, and private companies are stepping…