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As fighting escalates in northwest Syria, the U.N. estimates that thousands of Syrians are being displaced every day.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 879 points. That's on top of Monday's drop, when the Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points.

Prisons often give disproportionately harsher punishments for minor offenses to women than to men, according to a new federal report that backs up the findings of an earlier NPR investigation.

Justices said the parents of a Mexican boy fatally shot by a border agent can't sue. They then looked at whether advising immigrants to stay in the country illegally violates the First Amendment.

Former Vice President Joe Biden fought to save his campaign, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders took fire from all sides, and more takeaways from the Democratic debate in South Carolina.

Many of America's communities are changing, and so is how voters think about what matters most to them and whom they want their leaders to be.

Programming on Jazz 91.9 WCLK is made possible in part by The Atlanta Opera, presenting George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. This classic American…

The support of Rep. James Clyburn, one of the most influential African Americans in South Carolina politics, is not a surprise but hints at an effort to win over black voters.

After a two-year legal saga, Safehouse says it will open next week, allowing users to administer illegal drugs under supervision. Federal officials say they will try to stop the site from opening.

Clashes began Sunday, when local officials from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party vowed to clear anti-government protesters from the capital.