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Japan's agriculture minister resigned because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice." The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of rice.

The National Park Service is asking for public comment over a Texas based oil-company’s proposal to look for gas and oil in the Big Cypress National…

Vice President Harris made her comments during a wide-ranging conversation with former NBA stars Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes for their podcast All the Smoke.

The suspension came a day after Goldberg's comment during a discussion on The View that race was not a factor in the Holocaust.

Sources told AP that protocol was not followed in editing a transcript of a call the president had with Latino activists responding to comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally.

German heavyweight boxing champion Max Schmeling was publicly associated with the Third Reich but was not a Nazi and refused an award from Adolph Hitler. Commentator Frank Deford talks about the man and the conflicts that beset him. Schmeling, known for his classic fights against Joe Louis, died last week at the age of 99.

In their latest debate, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton clashed over comments Obama made about former President Ronald Reagan. Obama called Reagan a "transformational president." David Folkenflik looks at the political wisdom of a Democratic candidate invoking the memory of a Republican president.

Our commentator and other bird-lovers around the world are excited at news that the ivory-billed woodpecker has been rediscovered in the Arkansas wilderness. But now she's begun to worry whether the bird can survive all the attention mankind will heap on it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin responds to the school massacre in Beslan by saying he'll restructure parliament and eliminate the direct election of governors. Commentator and Russia expert Celeste Wallander says it appears Putin is using the school tragedy to tighten his grip on power.

Twenty-one years ago, Morning Edition launched what has become an Independence Day tradition: hosts, reporters, newscasters and commentators reading the Declaration of Independence.