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After the Parkland high school shooting, the president said video games are "really shaping young people's thoughts." Then he invited makers of those games to the White House to meet with critics.

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently.

Participants in the federal food program might want to reevaluate their eligibility level for SNAP — and consider other assistance programs — as a pandemic-era supplement ends this month.

Jones, one of two Black Democrats expelled from the state House, tells NPR he's keeping his options open and would "most definitely" demand his seat back if local officials reappointed him to it.

This production uses a cast of multi-racial actors who are female, nonbinary and trans — people who weren't even considered in the Declaration of Independence.

It's not violence on the job that makes some pro football players beat their wives or children, psychologists say. It's often childhood experience, fanned by a culture that accepts such behavior.

The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority to combat gun violence. GOP lawmakers argue it's premature to press bills before the facts are out.

"History doesn't reward timidity," Vanita Gupta, who runs the Justice Department's civil rights unit, said recently. She's at the center of fights over transgender rights and police accountability.

Bob the Drag Queen knows the world of drag is getting politicized. But as he prepares his next moves on stage and screen, he makes no apologies for expressing his signature flair.

Michele Norris talks with Lolis Eric Elie, a columnist for the New Orleans Times Picayune. Elie has been covering this week's elections in New Orleans, which include a mayoral run-off between incumbent Ray Nagin and Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu.