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The 1992 Los Angeles riots left more than 50 people dead and destroyed an estimated $1 billion in property all over the city. NPR explores how people in LA think of the riots 25 years later and why the event is still relevant.

Search members of Congress by state to find out how they have voted on key gun legislation in recent years.

Scott Simon speaks with Linsday Harris of the American Immigration Lawyers Association about the Trump administration's new rule to deny migrants who enter the U.S. illegally from seeking asylum.

The deadline for buying health insurance that starts Jan. 1 has arrived. Many people who lack coverage in 2016 will face fines that could reach thousands of dollars.

This Christmas, after the recent terrorist attacks, Parisians pass by soldiers as they go to church. Amid huge security, they're starting to return to theaters and concerts, but tourism is down.

More than two dozen people were killed and more than 230 injured in terror attacks in Brussels on Tuesday. The Islamic State claimed responsibility and police are searching for people who helped facilitate the attacks, including a driver who dropped them at the airport and a man who accompanied them inside. Both were caught on security cameras.

New guidance that fully vaccinated people don't have to wear masks made a visible change at the White House this week.

A measles outbreak in Boston is showing how the global economy opens opportunities for one of the world's most contagious viruses. Disease detectives say a computer programmer from India brought the virus to Boston's tallest office tower. The outbreak reveals that millions of Americans in their 30s and 40s are vulnerable to measles, even though they were vaccinated years ago.

An organization that provides free civil legal services is changing its approach in neighborhoods where the needs are the highest.Low-income people and…

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who was one of the people who worked on the Senate health care bill, about the last minute negotiations and the finished product.