States argue that biological samples, DNA data, health-related traits and medical records are too sensitive to be sold ...

The Smithsonian has issued a statement supporting Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch following President Trump's claim that he fired ...

Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got ...

The Trump administration is mobilizing 700 Marines based out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., for Los Angeles, the scene of ...

President Trump announced Saturday that 2,000 California National Guard troops would be sent to Los Angeles in response to ...

The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s ...

Okatsuka is known for her bowl haircut — and for finding humor in the dysfunction of her immigrant family. Her standup ...

People wonder if Pope Leo will reform the group, which has been accused of abuse, financial wrongdoing and human trafficking.

President Trump ordered the Pentagon to send around 2,000 National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles.

The last time a president called in the National Guard without the governor's approval was in 1965 during the Selma march.

In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the ...

NPR speaks with Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán of California, whose district includes the community of Paramount just south of Los Angeles, where protests against immigration enforcement flared up ...