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The Los Angeles teachers union has reached a tentative agreement with the L.A. Unified School District. In order to end the strike, union members must first vote to approve the agreement.

We look at the busy agenda ahead for congressional lawmakers as they return from an August recess, which includes Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing.

A special commission to examine the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School released its draft report Wednesday. Some commission members say enough still isn't being done to protect students.

Earlier this year, when a different shutdown loomed in January, NPR's Ron Elving provided a history lesson on government shutdowns. As the partial shutdown continues, we revisit those of the past.

Less than two months ahead of Election Day, a group of voters and election security advocates say the state's touchscreen voting machines are insecure and should be replaced with paper ballots.

President Trump announced Wednesday that he would postpone the increase of certain tariffs on Chinese goods from Oct. 1 to Oct. 15. This follows a trade concession by China earlier in the day.

The Matunuck Oyster Farm in South Kingston, R.I., is owned and operated by oysterman Perry Raso. In a few short years, his business has gone from one man's clam and oyster beds to one of the largest employers in the area, with over 100 employees, an extremely popular restaurant and a vegetable farm. Rasso takes us out on his oyster boat for the day.

One of the largest public works project in California history is struggling to re-gain public confidence amid construction delays and questions about whether the new bridge will be safe. A scheduled opening for Labor Day is in doubt as officials race to fix a series of bad bolts that were meant to keep the bridge secure in a catastrophic earthquake.

It took nearly 15 years, but Juan Gabriel Vasquez's Lovers on All Saints' Day has gotten an English translation. The collection, awash as it is in woe, is a portrait of the writer finding his footing.

One of the most unexpected Democratic losers on Election Day was Rep. Steven Horsford from Nevada. His defeat is about politics, but also about race.