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Millions of homes built before 1978 still contain lead-based paint. A report published Monday finds the Environmental Protection Agency is not adequately enforcing laws meant to protect children from lead-laden paint flakes and dust.

Federal Watchdog Warns EPA Is Failing To Enforce Lead Paint Abatement Rules

Home renovations can kick up dangerous dust from lead-based paint. A new report finds the Environmental Protection Agency is not adequately enforcing rules meant to protect kids from lead exposure.

What A Transfer Of Nuclear Technology To Saudi Arabia Would Mean For National Security

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jeffrey Lewis, a nonproliferation expert at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, following a report about U.S. intent to transfer nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia.

Rep. Jamie Raskin Reacts To Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Remarks

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democratic member of the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, about his impressions of remarks Wednesday by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Pedestrians cross the street as traffic moves along 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Jan. 25.

Pedestrian Fatalities Remain At 25-Year High For Second Year In A Row

In 2015 and 2016, the number of pedestrians killed in the U.S. increased significantly. In 2017, the number held steady at nearly 6,000 estimated fatalities, according to a new report.

Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud is shown in a Columbus, Ohio, courtroom in 2015. He was arrested after traveling to Syria, then returning to Ohio, where he planned to carry out an attack. According to a new report, he's one of 12 Americans who went to join extremist groups in Syria or Iraq, and then returned back to the U.S. Mohamud was sentenced last month to 22 years in prison.

Americans In ISIS: Some 300 Tried To Join, 12 Have Returned To U.S.

Some have risen to senior positions, others died in the fighting and many remain unaccounted for, according to a report. Twelve returned, but none has carried out an attack on U.S. soil.

Bahrain Responds To Criticism Of Reform Efforts

Last week, the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain released a report examining its own handling of the Arab Spring uprisings that happened there earlier this year. More than 5,000 protesters were interviewed in the investigation, an unprecedented move in the region. Yet, opposition members say the government isn't going far enough in its efforts to reform. Melissa Block speaks with Bahraini government spokesman Abdulaziz bin Mubarek Khalifa, who responds to those accusations.

Anne Garrels on location in Iraq in 2006

Anne Garrels, longtime foreign correspondent for NPR, dies at 71

Longtime NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrels has died. She was known for her brave work covering war zones and conflicts around the world.

Tracing Patterns In Politicized Hiring At Justice Dept.

A Justice Department report finds that aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales illegally discriminated against job applicants who weren't Republican or conservative loyalists. The report concludes that politics illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges.

Republican Rep. Tom McClintock Reacts To Mueller's Testimony

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., about his questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller in Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing.

Abuse claims trigger a reckoning in India's Mollywood

A report into sexual assault in one of India's most respected film industries has triggered a #MeToo-style reckoning.

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