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People are turning to creepy clown faces and bloody ski masks this year, inspired by this year's great horror movies and to escape the real world.

With this year's destructive wildfires, lawmakers and land managers are looking for new ways to reduce the risk of fire. But the answer, fire ecologists say, may be a hard one to accept.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with national security analyst Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute about why she thinks diverting military construction funding to a border wall is a mistake.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the Bureau of Criminal Investigation has finished its probe of the Columbus police shooting death of the 16-year-old girl and sent the case to prosecutors for consideration.

A potentially groundbreaking breast cancer vaccine is headed to clinical trials here in Ohio. There are currently no approved vaccines for breast cancer, which affects 1 in 8 women.

Pickup truck-size ice chunks have left the freight ships stuck in Lake Superior. The U.S. and Canadian coast guards have sent in icebreakers to help the ships get through.

Proponents of Senate Bill 83, which is likely to become law, said it is intended to eliminate "liberal bias" in Ohio's colleges and universities. But opponents say it could end up driving away students and faculty by putting politicians in control.

Jose Pomales has a solid job and has lived in his Boston home for 8 years. He refinanced a couple of years ago and now could be part of what economists predict will be the biggest wave of foreclosures yet.

Hillary Clinton has already clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, regardless of whether she wins or loses any primaries on Tuesday night. She reached the threshold with a combination of pledged and superdelegates.

Economists want to know why prime-age workers, people 25-54, aren't working. Mary Louise Kelly talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.