Following a year of outraged activism, some survivors went silent Thursday. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School invited students to participate in community service projects.
Greeting card companies have weathered some tough times as more people send good wishes online. But millennials are purchasing more cards, which has helped stabilize the industry.
The parliament overwhelmingly approved the changes, which require a referendum to enter into force. Human rights groups are expressing alarm, saying they “sanction lifelong presidency.”
An Amazon spokeswoman told NPR that this decision is not reversible, and the company plans no further negotiations. The company will not search for a new HQ location.
The department’s own inspector general says student loan companies aren’t following the rules, and that the government isn’t doing enough to hold them accountable.
Tax refunds so far have been smaller than last year’s. Some taxpayers kept a bigger share of their income, but for others it reflects an overhaul that rewarded high earners the most.
An anonymous survey found 747 students suffered unwanted sexual contact in the last school year at the Army, Navy and Air Force academies. That’s up nearly 50 percent from a survey two years earlier.
“This agreement is a win, plain and simple: for our students; for our educators; and for our communities,” said Denver Classroom Teachers Association President Henry Roman.
Congressional leaders are prepared to vote Thursday on a $333 billion bipartisan spending package to avoid the threat of a partial government shutdown.
The man printed the gun after a background check stopped him from purchasing a firearm legally. His sentencing comes as lawmakers around the country are trying to expand background check requirements.
LaRouche was connected to bizarre conspiracy theories and ran for president eight times between 1976 and 2004.
They say the constitution’s language on marriage should be reinterpreted. It’s the first lawsuit challenging the country’s rejection of same-sex marriage.
Sharing of online streaming video and music passwords among sweethearts is a territorial marker, like wearing a boyfriend’s sweater. But what happens to custody of the accounts when the love is gone?
Satellite images show the amount of green vegetation on Earth increasing, despite deforestation. But some of the added greenery has a downside.
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds the percentage of Americans who think laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter has dropped 20 points from immediately after the Parkland shooting.
The European company says it has no reason to continue production after its biggest customer cut back its orders. Despite much fanfare, the double-decker plane has struggled to find a market.
The gun rights group says it has more dues-paying members than any other grassroots organization, but shifting power in Congress and changing public opinions on gun laws may present challenges.
Two former members of President Assad’s intelligence agency were arrested in Germany for allegedly participating in the abuse of captive dissidents. A third Syrian national was apprehended in Paris.
The Military Family Advisory Network gathered responses from families in 46 states. It concluded that residents’ complaints were ignored and fear of retaliation on service members’ careers persisted.
After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.
The ruling from Judge Amy Berman Jackson means the prosecutors led by Robert Mueller are no longer bound by their plea deal with Manafort, onetime chairman of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
There have been lots of stories about the unique animal in central Kenya’s Laikipia County. Now cameras have captured multiple high-quality photos and video.
Families learn to be skeptical about vaccines in communities where incomplete vaccination is the norm. A researcher into the phenomenon found that people are ready to listen, if they’re heard, too.
She wants to make it help 50 million women around the world get jobs and start their own businesses. Critics are waiting for more details.
The Guards were killed in a restive region bordering Pakistan. Without providing evidence, Iran blamed the U.S. for the attack.
In a surprise announcement, Long says it is time to go home to his family. An internal government watchdog said he had improperly used government vehicles to travel to his home in North Carolina.
The Sapphire Quartet performed in Studio 5 Wednesday morning during First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross.
House and Senate leaders aim to vote by the Friday deadline on a seven-bill spending package that includes a $1.375 billion in funding for 55 miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.
The Lufthansa passenger paid around $741 to fly business class from Oslo to Seattle and back. But on his return trip, he got off in Germany — and the airline wants him to pay more than $2,000.
The agency says Gene Levoff used prior knowledge of earnings to buy and sell millions of dollars in Apple stock, even as he was responsible for overseeing compliance with rules on insider trading.
NASA’s six-wheeled rover landed on the red planet in January 2004 for what was billed as a 90-day mission. The plucky robot was still going until a dust storm on Mars last summer killed it.
Sound travels differently through open fields than the woods. When deer eat up bushes, small trees and other forest plants, it affects the transmission of bird calls and other natural sounds.
Ressa, who runs Rappler, is being charged with cyber libel. Police arrested her Wednesday at the news website’s headquarters in Manila.
The protest group Led By Donkeys wants to remind citizens of what it considers to be misleading pledges by pro-Brexit leaders, as political chaos continues ahead of the March 29 exit date.
The LiveWire, Harley’s first electric bike, was first announced more than four years ago. It’s finally hitting the streets this summer — for a hefty price. But will Harley fans be along for the ride?
Police said they found an imitation gun at the scene of the reported armed robbery. The 19-year-veteran of the force was not supposed to report to work on the day he died.
