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The sun begins to rise behind the U.S. Supreme Court, on Oct. 2, 2017, in Washington, D.C. This session the high court will hear several cases including Wisconsin redistricting and the case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

This year will see cases on gerrymandering, gay rights, cellphone search and seizure and more.

Hundreds of people line up to buy ice at a local plant in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Sept. 30, 2017. (Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images)

President Trump Set To Visit Puerto Rico Amid Unfolding Crisis

Here & Now's Robin Young gets the latest from reporter Miguel Santiago of Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico.

Police form a perimeter around the road leading to the Mandalay Hotel after a gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 400 others when he opened fire on a country music concert in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, 2017. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

The Latest From Las Vegas After Mass Shooting At Music Festival

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young get the latest from Las Vegas, which was the scene of a mass shooting Sunday night, from NPR's Leila Fadel and Greg Myre.

In this Sept. 24, 2013 photo provided by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Michael W. Young, right, speaks during a lecture at Shaw College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong with Jeffrey C. Hall, left, and Michael Rosbash. The three Americans won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, for their discoveries about the body's daily rhythms, opening up whole new fields of research and raising awareness about the importance of getting proper sleep. (The Chinese University of Hong Kong via AP)

Research On Biological Clocks Wins Nobel Prize In Medicine

Three researchers whose work illuminates the biological rhythm of living cells have won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Venue Security Specialist Describes 'New Level Of Horror' After Las Vegas

The scale of the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night is "incalculable," says Russ Simons, managing partner at Venue Solutions Group.

People cross the Las Vegas Strip where a lone gunman opened fire on the audience at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival Sunday night. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nev., fired from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Las Vegas Massacre Raises Questions About Hotel Security

Police say suspected gunman Stephen Paddock had "in excess of 10 rifles" in his room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. How did he get so many guns to his room without raising suspicion?

Violence Breaks Out During Catalan Independence Referendum

About 1,000 people were injured during Sunday's voting in Spain's Catalonia region. Spain considers the vote illegal, and hundreds of people were injured when the national police tried to stop it.

'1 Crazy, Insane Nut Made This All Happen': Las Vegas Mayor On Mass Shooting

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman about the mass shooting on the Strip that killed at least 58 people and injured some 515 people.

Reagan Administration Secretary of State Reflects On His Tenure And Tillerson's

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with former Secretary of State George Shultz about his time in public service and his thoughts on current world affairs.

Democratic Senators Introduce Bill To Ban Bump Stocks After Las Vegas Massacre

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., about the bill he co-sponsored to close the loophole on devices which make semi-automatic weapons into rapid-fire automatic weapons.

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