Ellen Frankman

After a mass shooting, the resounding call from the public is to examine gun control. But what if mass shootings are not the best way to understand and respond to gun violence?

A joint investigation by WNYC, ProPublica and The New Yorker delves into questionable business practices at the Trump Soho Hotel in lower Manhattan.

The Senate holds a confirmation hearing today for Michael Dourson, the nominee to head the EPA’s chemical regulatory program. Dourson has fought against restrictions on toxic chemicals.

For concertgoers who were in Las Vegas Sunday night, the trauma of the attack is still fresh.

Legendary rock musician Tom Petty died on Monday after suffering a full cardiac arrest in his home on Sunday night. He was 66 years old. 

Igiaba Scego's new novel, "Adua," explores the historical legacy of Italy's colonial relationship with Somalia, in a narrative that spans three distinct time periods.

While funding won’t run out immediately, the issue was sidelined by Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, and some states could potentially run out of funding by December.

"We invade countries that are hostile to us quicker than we saw this humanitarian invasion that we so desperately needed in Puerto Rico," says Rep. Darren Soto.

In the wake of kneeling protests, Rich Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review, explains why patriotism is such a key value for President Trump's base. 

NFL kneeling protest have revealed America's long and complex history with the U.S. flag, which is unlike almost any other country. 

Millions of Americans are reeling in the dark as communities in Puerto Rico wait for food, water, and help. 

On Monday, millions of Iraqis in Kurdish-controlled areas turned out to voted in a landmark referendum on independence.

The death toll from Mexico's 7.1 magnitude earthquake is still rising. With a deep, distrust of the Mexican government, citizens are volunteering in mass to rescue survivors.

New research on 8.44 million American teens ages 13 to 19 finds that young people are drinking less, dating less, driving less, and working less than they were in 1976.

Next week, Alabama voters will go to the polls to cast their ballots in the Republican Senate runoff.

President Obama’s comedic timing became something of a signature during his eight years in office, and many of the laughs the president got can be attributed to David Litt.

Senate Republicans are making one last attempt to pass a healthcare bill before September 30th, when the power to pass legislation through a party line vote in the Senate expires.

The new 10-part documentary series from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, "The Vietnam War," premiers on Sunday, and it aims to challenge previous perceptions about the conflict.

It’s being called an "ethnic cleansing" campaign propped up by "modern day concentration camps" — the plight of the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar has escalated in recent weeks.

A number of elected Republican officials deny the realities of climate change.  But it hasn’t always been that way.