Under the proposed rules, emergency workers might have to give advance notice before flying rescue or tactical drones over restricted areas. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson argues that requirement could cripple search-and-rescue efforts and critical law enforcement actions

The war in the Middle East is playing a role in Davie County’s decision to stop fluoridating its water. Officials say they’re concerned in part about the availability of water-treatment chemicals from an Israeli manufacturer.

Base officials say the Main Gate closure is required to install critical security and infrastructure upgrades, and the project is expected to last 4 to 6 weeks.

A small device that attaches to a Glock pistol slide turns the semiautomatic firearm into a fully automatic weapon. Two of the illegal handguns were seized by police in High Point earlier this month.

Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army’s Special Warfare Center will head into local communities for Robin Sage—their final, grueling test before becoming Green Berets.

Officials are predicting it will be the most historic series in the track’s 80-year history.

One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is Jollof Rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out.

Sheriffs in Florida are all in on cooperating with ICE, but in practice, it isn't a high priority.

Palestinian and Arab minority parties in Israel are gearing up for "the mother of all elections" this fall, as they try to oust a right-wing government they say is racist and a threat to their safety. Their biggest challenge may be divisions amongst themselves, however.

Over the course of his 16 years as Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orbán eroded the country's democratic institutions. Now a new government is in power and is working to fix it.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Maria Munoz Morillo, the Spain bureau chief for Euronews, about what may have prompted thousands of migrants to cross into Spanish territory from Morocco since late July.

A recent Indian government ban on a film about historical police abuses did not silence the story, it amplified it.

Some movies are just glorified hangout parties. What is it about these that make us want to watch them again and again?

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KXJZ listener Nori Aquino of Sacramento, Calif.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben talks to meteorologist Robert Ballard of National Weather Service about Hurricane Lala's impact on Hawaii.

Millions of drivers across the country are encountering speed cameras for the first time, or will soon. Many don't like it, but advocates say there's clear evidence that cameras make roads safer.