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Miles Parks is a reporter on NPR's Washington Desk. He covers voting and elections, and also reports on breaking news.

World War I began 100 years ago this summer. The spark — Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination — was dramatic, tragic and, in some ways, almost comic.

President Obama spoke Monday after being briefed by his national security team about Sunday morning's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

As the world grows more complicated, so do methods for navigating through it. Often, the Internet is more reliable than a human when it comes to giving directions. But in some areas, that's not the case.

On any given day, hundreds of thousands of U.S. military veterans find themselves sleeping on the streets. Farai Chideya visits a Southern California intervention program for homeless veterans.

People are having a harder time moving toward the places with the most economic opportunity. High cost of living is driving them to cheaper places, where job options are more limited.

How can we solve a societal problem if it's too horrifying to discuss?

A team at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is exploring how to make robots more engaging over the long term. Their assistant is roboreceptionist Marion "Tank" LeFleur.

The president made it seem as if he wanted to take a bipartisan approach right after the Florida school shooting. As of late, he has spent more time with the NRA, and it's beginning to show.