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It's a spring religious festival in India. People spatter each other with colored powder and spray lots of water. This year's drought is changing the tradition — to the dismay of many.

A village president in northern Illinois was charged with drug and firearm offenses. That’s after police say they found a shotgun, cocaine and crack pipes…

"Personalities come and go. But principles? Principles endure," House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday, in a not-so-subtle jab at Donald Trump.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan says each of the "nouveau Gothic" stories in Helen Oyeyemi's new collection leaves a deep impression — like a scar that stubbornly refuses to fade.

In the aftermath of the Brussels attacks, the Texas senator said law enforcement should be empowered to "patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized."

Despite heightened security at airports over the past 15 years, yesterday's attack occurred in the departure hall, well before security checkpoints.

His family said in a statement that Malik I. Taylor's death was the result of complications from diabetes.

Seconal used to cost less than $200 a bottle. After Valeant Pharmaceuticals bought the medication, the cost rose to $3,000. Advocates for aid in dying say that's a burden for the terminally ill.

Colleges are stepping up the competition to enroll the best students. One new development is personalized acceptance notices — whether they're fake news alerts, a visit from the marching band, or a letter hand-delivered by the college president himself. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Wheaton College President Dennis Hanno about hand delivering letters to accepted students.

Discrimination based on one's sex is illegal in the workplace, but how about sexual orientation? A federal agency is suing employers for allegedly discriminating against gay and lesbian workers.