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Onetime targets of Brazil's dictatorship are worried that a candidate who openly admires the past military regime is expected to win Sunday's presidential election.

Law enforcement sources say they have made an arrest in the suspicious packages that were being sent to prominent Democrats and their supporters.

The NSA and U.S. Cyber Command can exercise near-godlike omniscience over the Internet. A recent report from The New York Times provides some insight into what they're doing with it.

Frustrated that Congress hasn't repealed the Affordable Care Act, the administration continues to make moves that chip away at the ACA's nationwide protections and give states more control.

People have been dressing up in costumes inspired by diseases for a long, long time. See if you can ace our quiz.

The speculation surrounding a string of mail bombs harks back to another era in American history, when bombs were a tool of political intimidation and when bombings were blamed on the victims.

Also in our weekly roundup, rural teens are experiencing homelessness, and four universities are suing the federal government over international student immigration rules.

In anticipation of Halloween, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with writer A.J. Jacobs about instances throughout history of people who just couldn't stay dead.

Three of our panelists read stories about a science scandal in the news, only one of which is true.

Multiple people are dead after a shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. NPR's Michel Martin talks with former congregant Adam Hertzman.