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Once the House was gaveled into session, Democrats shouted down the chair. Republican leaders recessed the House, but returned later in the day to vote on unrelated measures.

In front of more than 70,000 fans in Houston, Texas, the U.S. men's national soccer team was quite simply outmatched by the best team in the world.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the first-of-its-kind regulations were necessary to keep manned aircraft and people on the ground safe.

A lower court had decided that banning semiautomatic "assault weapons" and large-capacity magazines does not violate the Second Amendment.

In an update to Congress, CIA chief John Brennan said the U.S. and its partners have put ISIS on the defensive. But that doesn't mean its global reach has been degraded.

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut and colleagues held the floor for nearly 15 hours before yielding early Thursday morning.

As House Speaker Paul Ryan tried to move on with regular business, the chamber erupted into chaos, with Democrats demanding action on gun control.

Angel Colon pretended to be dead. "He shoots toward my head, but it hits my hand," he said. "I had no reaction. I was just prepared to just stay there ... so he won't know that I'm alive."

The United States has had many devastating mass killings. But modern mass shootings have emerged as a category all their own.

Omar Mateen was 29 years old, and right before he allegedly committed the shooting spree early Sunday, he made an ominous call to 911.

A gunman opened fire at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., and killed at least 50 people. It is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Here are the others.

President Obama said that we now know enough about the mass shooting in Orlando to say it was an "act of terror and an act of hate."

The police, the FBI and the sheriff's office are all on the scene of a nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla. that has left many dead. Host Linda Wertheimer speaks with NPR's Eyder Peralta.

Donald Trump's comments about a Latino federal judge have sparked discussion about racism and bias. But to many Latinos they're about historic burden.

David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed while traveling in a convoy with an Afghan army unit.

The Midwest Medical Examiner's office found Prince died from an overdose of fentanyl, an opiate used to treat patients with severe pain.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck says police found the list at Mainak Sarkar's residence in Minnesota. One woman on the list was found dead of a gunshot wound.

Starr has been under fire over the university's handling of allegations of sexual assault on campus. The university had previously removed him from the presidency.

Eric Holder, who was attorney general when the former NSA contractor leaked highly sensitive documents, said what Snowden did was illegal but that his leak brought up important conversations.

The complaint comes after the zoo killed a gorilla to protect a child who climbed into its enclosure. The group, Stop Animal Exploitation Now!, said the gorilla's enclosure was inadequate.