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Kroger Policy Attracts Pro And Anti-Gun Advocates

An anti-gun group that has successfully targeted companies like Starbucks and Target has set its sights on Kroger. Moms Demand Action wants Kroger to restrict guns.

A South Korean soldier stands next to loudspeakers near the border with North Korea on Jan. 8. South Korea responded to the North's latest nuclear test by resuming the broadcasts that include news, criticism of the North Korean regime and pop music.

Responding To Nuclear Test, S. Korea Cranks Up The K-Pop

South Korea is again blaring news, music and propaganda from banks of loudspeakers along the border. At a minimum, it seems to annoy North Korea.

Open-carry supporters attend a rally earlier this month in Austin, Texas.

Texas' New Open-Carry Law Unpopular Among Some Gun Owners

Gun-loving Texans fought hard for the right to strap handguns openly on their belts. Now that open carry is the law, some gun owners look down at the open-carry crowd as unsafe and uncouth.

Kim Dickens, left, as Madison and Cliff Curtis as Travis in a scene from <em>Fear the Walking Dead</em>, which premieres Sunday.

Slowly Seeing It All Fall Apart Again, For The First Time

AMC's new zombie show, Fear the Walking Dead, a prequel of the channel's biggest hit, starts Sunday. TV critic Eric Deggans says it's not a clone of the original, but needs to get much livelier.

South Carolina Democratic Chair On How Candidates Can Appeal To Black Voters

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jaime Harrison, chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, about the upcoming primaries in his state.

A New Hampshire primary event is "immediately recognizable," David M. Shribman writes in the <em>Boston Globe</em>. There are baseball-capped old people and banner-waving young people — and candidates putting in long hours of face time. Here, Bernie Sanders speaks to an overflow crowd through a megaphone after a campaign event at the New England College on May 27, 2015, in Concord, N.H.

#NPRreads: 4 Pieces To Ponder This Weekend

Iowa's polling queen, the odd allure of the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton's Killer Mike problem — plus, outside the world of politics, a fascinating 17th-century Spanish dictionary. Really.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently unveiled details of his plan to build a streetcar connecting Brooklyn and Queens. Above is a rendering of the proposed streetcar line.

Revived Streetcars May Be On Track For Disappointment

New York City plans to add streetcars to connect its isolated areas, but critics are wary. Streetcars in other cities have few riders, and Washington, D.C.'s streetcar opening was delayed for years.

Thousands of parents have lost sons and daughters across the country to an epidemic of accidental drug overdoses.

When A Loved One Dies Of Overdose, What Happens To The Family?

Grieving the loss of a loved one to drug overdose can be difficult when it is mixed with guilt and remorse. But support is scarce for those who are left behind.

In 2013, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified on Capitol Hill about the attacks on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya. Today she'll testify again.

Why The Stakes Are So High For Hillary Clinton — And The Benghazi Committee

The Democratic presidential candidate testifies Thursday in what could be one of the most closely watched congressional hearings ever. It's a pivotal moment in the 2016 campaign — and for the GOP.

ClintonKaine.com Pays Off For Domain Squatter

Jeremy Peter Green registered ClintonKaine.com in 2011. After Hillary Clinton named Tim Kaine as her running mate, Green offered the site to Clinton's campaign but it wouldn't meet his price. Who did?

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