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The New York City Board of Health voted unanimously today in favor of a new regulation that would require parents of young boys who undergo ritual circumcisions involving "direct oral suction" to sign a consent form first. The practice has been linked to serious herpes infections.

Surprisingly, some analysts are putting Hawaii's Senate race in the tossup column this year. Hawaii hasn't elected a Republican to the Senate since 1970. But with former Gov. Linda Lingle running, Republicans believe they have a chance. And whoever wins, the state will have its first female senator.

Free speech is not absolute. But the sweeping nature of the First Amendment puts the United States at odds with most of the world.

NPR reporters will answer questions as part of Weekend Edition's new series, Reporter Hotline.

One senior Libyan official says it was a sophisticated two-prong attack against the consulate and then an American safe house.

Starting Saturday, California shoppers will begin paying sales tax on more online purchases. It's the eighth state to pass a so-called "Amazon tax," named after the mega e-tailer. But most of the sales tax owed will remain uncollected.

The unemployment rate dropped last month, but it's not all good news. Some 844,000 people have given up on finding a job for one reason or another. Some have decided to go back to school to train for a new career, but others have simply become too dejected to keep trying.

An Ohio woman says she packed her bags for Disney World, but only after arriving in Orlando did she discover that her cat had stowed away in a suitcase.

You've heard warnings to turn off your cellphone at the movies. If you disobey in London, you may be attacked by ninjas. The Prince Charles Cinema is shushing patrons using people in skin-tight body suits.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A central Kentucky community is finally celebrating the 4th of July -- on the 15th of September.Jeff Lewis with the Winchester-Clark…