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So often the gun debate is framed as gun control activists on one side and the NRA on the other. But what about the firearm industry? Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center, speaks with NPR's Sarah McCammon about the gun industry and its ties to the NRA.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ilana Kaufman of the Jewish Community Relations Council for the San Francisco region about how anti-Semitism is tied to white nationalism.

President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have a lot in common, so it's no surprise they socialize outside the office. But the distance between the White House and the Justice Department has long been a touchy subject, and the Obama-Holder relationship is beginning to attract criticism.

The State Department says in some cases, it has asked diplomats to leave the United States because of domestic abuse. But it might be more likely that the U.S. government deals with diplomatic slavery cases more often by compensating the servant — while letting the diplomat go free.

Lt. Gen. David Petraeus arrives this week as the new U.S. commander in Iraq. His career has been marked by building and maintaining key relationships with superiors and subordinates.

Conservationists invoke the constitutional rights of nature to save biodiverse areas.

Learn how the cast of animatronic Spy Creatures were created.

Spy Creatures infiltrate the underground world of animal mischief, crime, and retribution.

Growing up in the wild is tough, but what happens when young animals lose their parents?

Cheetahs don't often hunt at their top speed, scientists are finding. Come mealtime, what matters most is the animals' ability to accelerate and to take tight corners.