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Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown says his detective was wrong when he roughly arrested a nurse who tried to explain hospital policy for drawing blood from an unconscious patient.

The U.S. should, based on its wealth and other factors, have one of the world's lowest rates of gun deaths. The data show a different picture.

People who have positive images of aging and have a purpose in life live years longer than those who are negative, studies find. They also have less risk of stroke and Alzheimer's disease.

Thousands of flights have been cancelled as a result of Monday's blizzard in the Northeast. By Tuesday morning, as many as 15,000 flights had been delayed and airport officials say travelers won't start see schedules normalizing before Wednesday. Some travelers determined to get to their destination opted for the railways and roads instead.

Robert Siegel talks to Mormon leader Elder Dallin Oaks about the press conference this week where the church announced it would support LGBT anti-discrimination legislation in return for laws that protect religious freedom.

An expert panel says white potatoes "contribute useful quantities of potassium and fiber" to diets. Reversing an earlier position, the panel says spuds should be included in WIC, a food aid program.

There are already 1,200 voting bills introduced in state legislatures this year. Many seek to expand early voting, online voting and mail voting.

This week police in Hamilton, Ontario, took on a slippery threat to public safety: a four-foot long pool of maple syrup. At least that's what they thought. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the mess.

Even women who continued to use the pill during the first few months of pregnancy saw no increase in major birth defects, according to data gleaned from Danish registries.

With the largest group of Republican conservatives endorsing Paul Ryan for House Speaker, we look at what he can achieve and what he might want from his political career.