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The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts.

Alabama's Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore has denied allegations of sexual misconduct, but some in his party can't get behind him. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Jeb Bush spokesman and GOP strategist Tim Miller about why he's supporting Moore's opponent.

For two soccer-crazed nations, just one question remains: Will the U.S. continue its march of greatness undaunted, or can the Dutch pull off an upset for the ages?

New "supplement not supplant" rules, meant to balance spending between rich and poor schools, have critics gnashing their teeth.

The last U.S.-Russia deal on a Syrian truce collapsed quickly, but they're trying again. Here's what will have to happen if it's going to work this time.

Audie Cornish talks with Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner. Rep. Sensenbrenner, a key architect of the 2001 Patriot Act, has recently criticized the National Security Agency's data collecting practices following this summer's leaks regarding the scope of the agency's programs.

Telling your kids that they're superfabulous encourages narcissistic thinking, researchers say. And that doesn't bode well for their future happiness. Better to recognize effort and say, "I love you."

So-called "slacktivism" has become something of a calling card for the millennial generation. Some startups hope to guide passing interests into directed, sustained civic engagement.

Fear campaigns can motivate people to quit smoking or eat less. But fearmongering can go too far. When is scaring for health's sake acceptable, and when is it distasteful?

In the 1880s, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battled over control of America's nascent electrical system. Graham Moore tells their story in The Last Days of Night.