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Critics say the U.S. is one of the few industrialized nations not to offer any paid leave for new parents, but now the Washington, D.C., Council is considering a bill that would grant workers in the nation's capital 16 weeks of paid leave — more than anywhere else in the U.S.

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.

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 Obama administration is shifting its policy on arming and training rebels to fight the Islamic State in the Syrian conflict. NPR takes a look at the new policy and what it changes about the role of the U.S. in the conflict.

Some daily fantasy sports players are dropping their business after a DraftKings employee with access to potentially valuable data won $350,000 at rival company FanDuel. The two companies this week banned their workforce from playing fantasy for cash, and they say more regulation is not needed; they will police themselves. But regulators are asking questions about the fast-growing industry.

Israeli troops killed several Palestinians in clashes and there were a series of separate stabbing attacks as violence increased over access to Jerusalem sites holy to both sides.

Experts say the field of forensic DNA is having a moment of truth about years of overstated claims, and it may tarnish its reputation as the "gold standard" of legal evidence.

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.

Car ads don't seem keen on aging consumers. NPR's Scott Simon and national desk correspondent Ina Jaffe discuss exactly how ads are becoming Boomer-averse and why.

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker traveled to Cuba this past week for trade talks. In between meetings, she played tourist in Old Havana.