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Democrats and Republicans agree that Congress should tighten gun laws by passing universal background checks and red flag laws and require gun licenses as well as increase funding for mental health.

The National Weather Service in Houston said the amount of rainfall in Houston and Galveston on Thursday was "one for the record books." At least four deaths have been blamed on the storm.

Sixteen ideas that can engage residents and enrich Akron through the art s have been chosen as winners in the fourth Knight Arts Challenge. Applicants...

The concerts, songs and musical moments that stopped All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in his tracks this week, including an a concert by St. Vincent so good he saw it twice.

More than 120 million Brazilians will vote Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy.

The Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is about to celebrate 50 years of pie, gravel roads and a community eager to make you forget about your troubles.

The charity Oxfam has issued a new report on hunger and climate change. In countries most severely affected, the number of people experiencing acute hunger has doubled in just 6 years.

The Senate Majority PAC, the main source of outside funding for Democratic Senate candidates, hasn't spent a dime on the campaign of Tim Ryan in Ohio and doesn't plan to. Ryan is taking it as another sign that he isn't dependent on either party.

The origin of the sandwich has been a long-standing debate between Tampa and Miami, which both claim ownership. The truth is neither came up with it.

Thousands of cancellations, lost bags and endless lines have angry customers taking to social media to voice their discontent.