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On Aug. 6, 1945, Setsuko Thurlow was a 13-year-old girl living in Hiroshima, Japan. Thurlow survived the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima that day and has since become an activist for nuclear disarmament. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Thurlow about her experience and her reaction to President Obama's visit to Hiroshima.

In a 6-3 decision, the high court sided with the White House over Congress on the thorny foreign policy issue.

Children in Baton Rouge, La., are back in class after a three-week interruption. But life is still upended: Many students are displaced and still living in shelters, and don't know where they'll go.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bread for the World CEO Reverend Eugene Cho about the state of food insecurity in the U.S. and around the globe.

Hamilton County voters are being asked in March to increase the sales tax to pay for transit. It's something they've rejected at least three other times...

If current trends continue, there will be more than one job opening for every unemployed person in the U.S. We'll look behind the numbers.

The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a bulletin warning of violence by domestic extremists. NPR takes a snapshot of the current threat.

A powerful earthquake struck Christchurch, one of New Zealand's biggest cities, Tuesday at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and killing at least 75 people in one of the country's worst natural disasters.

Economist Tyler Cowen says Americans have become risk-averse, and it’s going to cost us. He’s calling out American complacency.

Cities across Ohio are suing the state over new rules for installing wireless transmitters in public places, such as on top of streetlights. They argue the rules infringe on their local power to regulate the devices. Cleveland, Columbus and Independence are among the dozens of municipalities filing lawsuits. Cleveland has approved about 131 micro wireless facilities in public spaces in the past few years, a city lawyer said at a news conference Monday. They’re meant to improve wireless connections for mobile devices.