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The power of the president and Congress to make treaties and enforce state compliance has been called into question in a case involving a woman who may have violated the chemical weapons treaty in an effort to poison her husband's mistress. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case Tuesday.

Rolling Stone called the 1990s rock group "the best band you've never heard of," but Luna broke up in 2005. Now, its reunion is having a powerful impact on its loyal fans.

In his book The Latinos of Asia, Anthony Christian Ocampo explores how Filipino-Americans challenge traditional ideas about race and national identity.

House Republicans make their case on Tuesday. They accuse John Koskinen of lying under oath to Congress, and under his watch, emails of a former IRS official that had been subpoenaed were destroyed.

Contestants in the National Spelling Bee will now be required to offer definitions for the words. Audie Cornish talks to sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the change.

A group of Arizona educators rallied at the state capitol on Wednesday, demanding a 20 percent pay raise. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey says that's a no-go. Noah Karvelis, an organizer and music teacher, tells NPR's Ailsa Chang about their next steps.

Footage from privately owned surveillance cameras along the Boston Marathon route gave the FBI early clues about the bombing suspects. But the proliferation of cameras in America's big cities raises some tricky questions about the balance between security and privacy.

Robert Siegel speaks with Peter Bergen, CNN's national security analyst and author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden — from 9/11 to Abbottabad, about the alleged link between al-Qaida and Iran.

An overhaul of the country's immigration laws by Congress is not yet a done deal. One change already in place prevents the deportation of young adults brought to the country illegally as children.

The family of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man shot and killed by Sacramento police officers, released the results of an independent autopsy at a news conference.