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If history is any guide, the president's efforts to curb gun violence may have the unintended effect of boosting gun sales.

The 121-foot-high statue in one of the country's poorest areas was paid for by local businessmen and villagers.

Cutting meat is hard, hazardous work, and it still takes thousands of workers to run a modern beef plant. But protein powerhouse JBS is looking for ways to automate the art of butchery.

Chipotle's rise was fueled in part by its image as a healthy, ethical choice. After foodborne illnesses sickened hundreds, analysts say it won't be easy for the chain to win back customers' trust.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Charles Duxbury about the scene at the border between Denmark and Sweden Monday as officials implemented tighter controls.

One special operations soldier was killed and two others were wounded in a firefight in Afghanistan. A Pentagon spokesman insists that U.S. soldiers are there to "train, advise and assist."

Local gun safety advocates are applauding President Obama’s executive orders on guns, which include requiring gun dealers to be licensed and to do…

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens should be interrogated by the baseball commissioner the same way Pete Rose has been, opines sports commentator Frank Deford.

The Army and other military services must begin to recruit, train and place women in the infantry, special operations and other units — and that process might not be complete until next year.

Attorneys say 40 individuals have made credible claims that they were sexually assaulted at St. George's School, a private boarding school in Newport, R.I. Three spoke at a news conference in Boston.