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The president's support is a big win for activists who have been pushing for criminal justice measures that roll back the stiff penalties imposed as a part of America's decades-long "war on drugs."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Asli Aydintasbas, senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the deadliest day for the Turkish military since it entered the Syrian conflict.

As coal power plants close, the water they used will be freed up for other purposes. It can make a huge difference in the arid West. Who'll reap the potential windfalls of both water and money?

The breakdown of the system used to report Iowa caucus results raises a warning for the rest of this year's elections.

Literary pun purveyor Tom Gauld turns his pen to the foibles of science (and science fiction) in his new comic collection Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, inspired by his scientist grandfather.

Bishakh Som's new comics collection is uncanny and hard to categorize — science-fictiony, mythic and humanistic, without making any particular assumptions about where humans as a species are going.

Comedian, author and filmmaker Terry Jones has died at the age of 77 after suffering from dementia. As part of Monty Python, he was known for his drag characters and for co-writing the "Spam" sketch.

The Democratic senators running for president are making their pitches to voters before they get stuck in Washington to attend the impeachment trial as jurors.

In the early 1960s, saxophonists Davis and Griffin co-led a jumping two-tenor band. A live recording of their 1962 Seattle show is now available on Ow! Live at the Penthouse.

Demand for oil has plummeted. Prices were expected to drop, too. But speculating investors have sent oil prices on a wild ride.