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Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old who traveled with her high school drill team to the presidential inauguration in Washington, was shot and killed in Chicago this week. That's bringing up new questions about deadly violence in the city.

Prosperity in Mount Hope, W.Va., faded along with the local coal industry. Residents are hopeful that a Boy Scout camp atop a nearby mountain, slated to open in July, will attract new residents, visitors and dollars to the town. But others are worried any new wealth will remain on the mountaintop.

In the fight against Islamic extremism, the president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council says that intervention within the community is more effective than external surveillance and secrecy.

Actress Alfre Woodard missed out on an Emmy last night for her role in the television remake of Steel Magnolias, but she's got plenty of other golden statues to comfort her. She takes us behind the scenes of her upcoming film 12 Years a Slave, and offers some wisdom about the acting business.

Can I wait to sign up for health insurance under Obamacare until I get sick? Do young people really have to buy it? And isn't Obamacare really a negative term? Julie Rovner answers these and more as opening day looms for the new health exchanges.

Since 2001, more than 100,000 troops have left the military with an other-than-honorable discharge. The "bad paper" puts benefits and medical care out of reach, even for those who served in combat. Which raises a simple question: What does America owe those who serve?

In 2015, Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz welcomed presidential candidate Donald Trump to Texas to discuss border policy. Rachel Martin talks to Saenz about what has changed since Trump became president.

When the women's tournament begins in two weeks, the University of Oregon's hard-driving star guard could lead them to an NCAA title.

We checked in with educators to see what tools their students are using to create entries for NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

From the pinnacle of mainstream pop to the gods of the underground and from hip-hop's illest to Americana's crunchiest, the Austin festival scene has something for everyone.