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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., joins Senate Democrats in calling for stricter gun control legislation in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Orlando last week.

Senate Rejects 4 Gun Proposals Inspired By Orlando Attack

Just over a week after the deadly nightclub rampage in Florida, the Senate has voted down measures to expand background checks and limit purchases by those on terrorism watch lists.

Mia Rose, a trans person of color and former licensed firearms dealer, holds her custom-built AR-15 rifle in her home in Eugene, Ore., on Dec. 12, 2022.

Oregon's LGBTQ community worries that a new law will keep them from obtaining guns

Oregon's Measure 114 gives county sheriffs and police chiefs discretion to determine who qualifies to purchase a firearm. Opponents say the criteria to make those decisions is ambiguous.

Vehicles fill the parking lot at a Honda dealership in San Marcos, Texas. About 60% of the Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were assembled in the United States, according to Honda, which means they could be eligible for a new tax provision allowing buyers to deduct the interest paid on their auto loans.

This tax season, there's a new deduction for interest on car loans

Taxpayers who purchased a new vehicle in 2025 may qualify for a new deduction on their taxes — even if they're not itemizing. But not everyone is eligible.

Avril Haines has been nominated as the first woman to be the director of national intelligence, a position that oversees all 17 intelligence agencies. Here, Haines speaks after President-elect Joe Biden introduced her last week in Wilmington, Del.

The Winding Journey Of Avril Haines, Biden's Pick To Lead U.S. Intelligence

Avril Haines, the first woman nominated to the top intelligence post, took a strange path to this job. She studied judo in Japan, physics in college, and rebuilt a plane that she later crash-landed.

From left, Miss Connecticut USA Erin Brady and Donald Trump look on as Russian singer Emin Agalarov speaks onstage with his father Aras Agalarov during a news conference after Brady won the Miss USA 2013 pageant on June 16, 2013, in Las Vegas.

Timeline of Events: The 2013 Miss Universe Pageant

The back story of the Moscow pageant, the Russian father-son duo — one a billionaire developer and the other an aspiring pop star, the British-born promoter and the future American president.

Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, appeared on Capitol Hill on Dec. 16. Krebs told NPR that Russian intelligence is responsible for the massive hack that's affected the U.S. government.

Former Government Cybersecurity Head Blames Russian Intelligence For Massive Hack

Christopher Krebs, the former top cybersecurity official in the U.S., talked with NPR about how the hack happened and how the U.S. should respond.

GOP Vows To Challenge Health Law With House Wins

If Republicans win a House majority on Tuesday, some say they will use all available legislative tools to challenge and change the health overhaul bill.

Travis Scott finally soars to No. 1 on the strength of vinyl

Since its re-release earlier this month, Travis Scott's album Days Before Rodeo has been bouncing up and down the charts, finally landing at No. 1.

2 young billionaires are behind the prediction market boom. They hate each other

The 20-something billionaires who run Kalshi and Polymarket are battling it out to be the top prediction market company. Observers and former insiders say the feud is just heating up.

War Diaries: Harold Lacasse

Personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war. Hear Korean War veteran Harold Lacasse.

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