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The U.S. has the 31st highest rate in the world: 3.85 deaths due to gun violence per 100,000 people in 2016. That was eight times higher than the rate in Canada, for example.

President Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation honoring the victims in Wednesday's Florida high school shooting and also tweeted about the suspect's mental health.

Mei Lum put off grad school to take over a porcelain shop in New York City that's been in her family for five generations. But Lum wonders, how can she lay new roots without eroding what's there?

Nikolas Cruz, 19, who has been charged with premeditated murder, has confessed to the crime. Officials say the gun used in Wednesday's attack was bought legally by the suspect just under a year ago.

NPR host David Greene talks to Rabbi Shuey Biston, who serves a community near this week's school shooting in Parkland, Fla. He talks about how the young people of his synagogue were affected.

With President Trump's expiration date approaching and no solution in sight for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, some lawmakers are beginning to downplay the date's importance.

On Twitter, Russian trolls, bots and influencers are seeking to deepen divides after the latest school shooting.

The 2012 GOP presidential nominee blasts Washington in an announcement video, saying, "Utah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world; Washington sends immigrants a message of exclusion."

What happens if warring parties aren't able or willing to treat civilian casualties? WHO's solution made some humanitarian groups uneasy.

Shirtless flag-bearer Pita Taufatofua, a Rio taekwondo competitor turned Pyeongchang cross-country skier, came in 114th on Friday. His goal was simply to finish the race (and not hit a tree).