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Once an obscure hub of specialists, the yearly gathering of the Society for Neuroscience now draws some of the biggest and brightest from other fields too, seeking answers to brain and body secrets.

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders discussed their immigration politics at at a Telemundo/MSNBC forum Thursday night in Las Vegas.

More companies are offering employees training to deal with shooting threats at work. But it presents a dilemma: "How do you create awareness, without creating paranoia?" one expert says.

Human rights groups say the situation in Egypt is worse now than it was under dictator Hosni Mubarak. But at the time, one activist says, "the sense of possibility was real."

Using video to teach good parenting habits when children are babies leads to better behavior in kids later on, a study finds. The program is aimed at helping children in low-income families.

Jeff Wysaski talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about his Tumblr, Obvious Plant, where he posts photos of mischief like his latest prank: fake Black Friday ads that he tacked to a bulletin board at Target.

The activist, who helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was a key figure in organizing sit-ins and freedom rides and the 1963 March on Washington.

NPR's Melissa Block talks to tournament director Karen Kumaki about the inaugural Quidditch European Games, taking place this weekend in Sarteano, Italy.

Florida's Dozier School for Boys is a horror tale come to life. Nearly 100 boys died at the school, many unidentified, in unmarked graves. Scientists are trying to discover who they were.

The events at the Radisson Blu Hotel are unfolding. More than 100 people had been taken hostage by armed attackers. Dozens have either been freed or escaped.