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The War Crimes Act covers combat offenses committed by people who are not active military personnel. NPR has obtained a draft copy of the administration's proposed changes, which would exclude "humiliating and degrading treatment" from the category of war crimes.

NASA has placed a copper probe in the path of the comet called Tempel 1. Scientists await a collision that could produce a crater in the comet the size of a football stadium. But first, they have to hit the comet.

Biden wants Congress to give people a break on the federal gas tax for the summer. But economists say that won't translate into big savings at the pump — and could hurt efforts to curb inflation.

Emotions ran the gamut this weekend as Ohioans reacted to the state’s new law that bans abortions for most people.

A tablet computer assembled in Port-au-Prince makes the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation the latest player on the high-tech stage. Economists hope such jobs help grow Haiti's middle class.

Temperatures tied or broke records in 27 cities on Saturday, peaking at 122 in Death Valley, Calif. The heat wave will move north and eastward this week, stopping at the Appalachian Mountains.

Speakers in Washington called on senators to act to pass stronger gun control measures. The rallies come after the shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

Columbus residents who use shared, 300-gallon trash containers in alleyways to dispose of their trash may see their bins emptied more frequently.

The roadside attraction was built in 1980 from local granite, commissioned by an unknown person or group under the pseudonym R.C. Christian.

The Biden administration is allowing the shot to be given between layers of skin — a method that only requires a fifth of the full dose — in order to increase vaccinations and slow the outbreak.