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Lawmakers are considering a measure that would offer legal protection to groups that trap, sterilize and return feral cats to their colonies. But wildlife groups and some homeowners say the cats are a threat to public health — and to other animals.

The U.S. won over England in the semifinals of the Women's World Cup. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis for post game analysis.

For the first time ever, four judges up for re-election to the Kansas Supreme Court may get voted off the bench. And that raises a question: Are judges impartial arbiters or accountable to voters?

An innovative program seeks to fight persistent poverty by helping a struggling family navigate past some of the day-to-day obstacles that keep many people poor.

Federal courts will ultimately decide the fate of the amendment to Michigan's Constitution banning same-sex marriage. Judge Bernard Friedman issued a…

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor about the one year anniversary of the #MeToo movement.

The lawsuit argues that U.S. Soccer has a policy of paying the women's team less than the men's. "We deserved to be paid equally for our work, regardless of our gender," says player Alex Morgan.

Some of the biggest Oscar snubs were recognized at Sunday's Independent Spirit Awards. For the second year, television shows and performances were also celebrated.

American forces are evacuating thousands of U.S. citizens from war-torn Lebanon. But smaller evacuations take place quite often and receive barely a mention in the media — the evacuation of families and non-essential personnel from U.S. embassies in countries that have become dangerous.

Efforts by states to to raise the minimum age for buying a long rifle have been challenged in court by gun rights activists.