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"The office of the presidency — the most powerful position in the world — brings with it many awesome and solemn responsibilities," President Obama said. "This is not one of them." He gave an official pardon to save Popcorn the turkey from a Thanksgiving dinner table.

The United States supports creating two new permanent U.N. Security Council seats for African states, and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states

Rey Junco of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society breaks down recent developments on net neutrality and the control of information online.

The Supreme Court will hear Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools on Monday to decide if disabled children prevented from having qualified service animals at school can go directly to federal court.

The Miami Herald's Jacqueline Charles talks about a new U.N. report that highlights how gang violence in Haiti is spreading beyond the capital, and what that means for a country without a functioning government or elections.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Palestinian Ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour about the crisis in Gaza. Israel's prime minister has rejected international calls for a humanitarian ceasefire.

The top stories this afternoon from KERA News: The Texas jobless rate is going down. Figures released today show a four-and-a-half percent unemployment…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: The Texas National Guard deployed hundreds of troops to the Texas-Mexico border over the weekend. Gov.…

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:Hundreds of people signed up to testify at the state Capitol today about the so-called “bathroom bill.”…

The U.S. Forest Service this week closed Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area along the Canadian border because of fires. It's the first time in nearly half a century they've had to close the area.