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The U.S. Capitol Dome is pictured in Washington on Tuesday, the day Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesFederal law prevents some convicted domestic abusers from owning a gun, depending on their relationship to the victim. The new gun safety bill would expand that definition to include dating partners.
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The FDA orders Juul to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market National News
The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR. Juul said it plans to fight the decision.
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Supreme Court strikes down N.Y. law that restricts concealed carrying of guns National News
The opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, invalidates New York's requirement for people to show "proper cause" to get public carry gun licenses.
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An Argentine judge orders 8 to face a homicide trial in soccer star Maradona's death National News
The defendants include a neurosurgeon, two nurses and a car coordinator. Diego Maradona was under their care when he died at age 60 — and prosecutors say they were recklessly negligent.
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The U.S. is reckoning with its troubled past of Indian boarding schools National News
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and tribal leaders are advocating for a congressional commission to examine the impacts of the federal Native American forced-assimilation policy.
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Jan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show biz National News
It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.
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She has waited 29 years for housing assistance. Now she is fighting for change National News
A woman's viral tweet exposed the inefficiencies in Chicago's public housing. Jeanette Taylor, now an alderwoman for the city, is pushing for change.
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Benching the patriarchy: 50 years of Title IX and how 4 women fought for change National News
Fifty years ago, Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions. College sports had to change. This is the story of how four women fought to make that happen.
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