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A bipartisan bill to overhaul the criminal-justice system has hit a snag. Its higher bar to prove guilt is something the Department of Justice says could benefit top-level executives.

The majority of Americans favor government action, but the candidates — and big donors — differ greatly. Here is what they've said on the topic, beginning with whether climate change is real.

Most jobs added since the recession are going to workers either in the top third or the bottom third of income. Those in the middle are getting squeezed out — especially men.

President Obama gets low marks for his handling of the economy — and that creates an opening for Republicans heading into next month's midterm elections.

Tony Abbott reportedly overruled a panel judging Australia's top fiction award, picking Richard Flanagan to share the prize. And one judge — famed poet Les Murray — isn't happy.

Researchers report that the U.S. ranks among the top countries at treating cancers of the brain, colon and breast. But it still lags behind most of Western Europe when it comes to drug abuse, heart disease and kidney problems.

The top rebel commander in northern Syria was not impressed with Secretary of State John Kerry's announcement of new direct U.S. aid to the rebels and their political leaders.

Scott Simon speaks to Elizabeth Neumann, formerly a top counterterrorism official at the Department of Homeland Security, about the militia plot to kidnap the governor or Michigan.

Almost all members of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's top military officials, are quarantining at home after a senior Coast Guard officer tested positive for the coronavirus.

The killing of a top Iranian scientist last week will likely complicate efforts to restart the Iran nuclear deal. Will Iran really throw out nuclear weapons inspectors?

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Andrea Williams about why country singer Morgan Wallen's album still sits at the top of the Billboard 200 days after he was captured on video saying a racial slur.

After he was sworn in as the nation's 46th president, Joe Biden got to work signing a flurry of executive actions. Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority for the new administration.