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President Obama announced that he will send several dozen special operation troops to Syria. Military analyst Michael O'Hanlon tells NPR's Rachel Martin that putting boots on the ground is long overdue.

Teachers in some of the toughest jobs in education are overworked and stretched thin. One dedicated special ed teacher in Utah says she thinks about leaving constantly.

Early experiments in isolating inmates took place at a Philadelphia prison in the 1800s. Though discredited as cruel, the practice was later revived nationwide during the drug war.

Colorado voters made the state the first to legalize recreational pot. In 2016, a ballot initiative could establish another first: a single-payer health system that provides universal coverage.

It's an "off year," but there still were notable initiatives and races around the country. Republicans kept control of the governor's mansion in Kentucky and the Legislature in Virginia.

The GOP presidential candidates held their last debate Thursday before the Super Tuesday primaries. The subject matter was the same as in earlier debates, and so was the sniping among the candidates.

Ted Olson represents Apple in its fight with the federal government over unlocking an iPhone that belonged to a shooter in the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Calif.

Humanyze builds devices to analyze things like how an employee talks, with whom they're talking, body movement and location.

Ben Sasse, the last Republican freshman to address the Senate this year, said this: "No one in this body thinks the Senate is laser-focused on the most pressing issues facing the nation. No one."

The White House will soon send Congress its proposal to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A Colorado town that hosts a federal and state prison debate taking in the detainees.