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Rep. Sandy Levin: Fight Over Pacific Trade Deal Is About Setting Standards

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Democratic Rep. Sandy Levin, ranking minority member of the Ways and Means Committee, who monitored Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and advocated changes to the deal.

"I think that if anyone is living in a place where they don't feel safe, they're going to have tension, whether that's a community member or a member of law enforcement," Attorney General Loretta Lynch told NPR.

Attorney General Lynch: 'Out Of Tension Comes Opportunity'

When she visited Baltimore amid unrest, Lynch said, she heard the same thing from police and young people — that they love their city and want to make it better.

Ovarian tissue containing hundreds of small resting eggs is prepared to be transplanted back after cancer treatment.

Freezing Ovaries Before Cancer Treatment May Preserve Fertility

One-third of women who froze ovarian tissue before undergoing cancer treatment and later had it transplanted back ended up having babies, according to a study of women in Denmark.

Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams speaks during the memorial service for the late civil rights leader Julian Bond, who succeeded her as leader of the NAACP, on Tuesday at the Lincoln Theater in Washington.

Civil Rights Luminaries Remember Julian Bond As A Dogged Advocate

Friends, family and colleagues recounted the human rights contributions of the late Julian Bond at a memorial service Tuesday for the former NAACP chairman. Bond died in August after a brief illness.

20th Anniversary Of Million Man March Inspires New Rally In Washington, D.C.

Black men from across the country gathered for the Million Man March in Washington D.C., 20 years ago. Led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the march was billed as a day of atonement. Farrakhan and others plan to rally in Washington, D.C, again this Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the March and to renew a call for justice.

Separate Shootings Reported At Universities In Arizona, Texas

While people in Oregon are still mourning those lost in a shooting at Umpqua Community College, other school shootings in the United States continue to make headlines. Two separate incidents, one in Texas and another in Arizona occurred this week.

The pressure on Rep. Paul Ryan to run for speaker is mounting, even though he has said repeatedly he doesn't want the job.

4 Ways This Whole Republican Speaker Situation Gets Resolved

With Kevin McCarthy out of the race for House speaker, the path forward is not clear. Everyone is pointing to Paul Ryan, but what if he doesn't do it?

'Quartet' Member: Nobel Peace Prize Is 'Very Important For Tunisia'

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Wided Bouchamaoui, president of the Tunisian Employers' Union, and a member of the National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia, about winning the Nobel Peace Prize Friday.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker buys coffee in Old Havana as part of a trade visit this week.

As U.S.-Cuba Relations Thaw, Here's What You Can And Can't Do

In some areas where U.S. officials have given a green light, it hasn't been matched by their counterparts in Cuba. But here's a quick guide to where things stand right now.

A woman reacts at the site of an explosion in Ankara, Turkey, on Saturday.

At Least 95 Killed In Turkey Twin Blasts At Peace Rally

The two explosions have wounded another 186 people near the center of the Turkish capital, Ankara, before a peace rally organized by civic society groups and ahead of Turkey's elections.

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