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The most contested issues on San Francisco's ballot have to do with housing – something that affects the city's young tech workers.

Eileen Pollack, one of the first women to get a degree in physics from Yale, is author of "The Only Woman in the Room."

The United Auto Workers union says the tentative deal includes "significant gains and job security protections" at General Motors.

The White House and Congress are close to reaching a two-year plan to fund the government. NPR has the latest on what appears to be happening on Capitol Hill.

An expert panel's conclusion that hot dogs and yes, even turkey bacon are carcinogenic had many of you wanting more details. Which cancers? How much is safe to eat? We tackle your questions.

What would happen if Russia cut U.S. undersea telecom cables, as a New York Times report suggests? It may require a massive, hyper-organized operation to hurt Americans' access to the Internet.

High Bridge Arms is shutting down at the end of the month. Gun enthusiasts say proposed city firearms regulations are forcing the store to close, but advocates of the new measures say that's not true.

As Congress attempts to rewrite the much-maligned federal education law, it's worth exploring its successes and shortcomings in fixing broken schools.

David Greene talks with pitcher Bob Gibson about Game 1 of the 1968 World Series, when he struck out a record-setting 17 batters. Gibson details the experience in his new memoir, Pitch by Pitch.

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Anthony Kuhn about the implications of U.S. naval maneuvers near man-made Chinese islands in the South China Sea.