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Events like the mass shooting that killed 12 people and wounded dozes more in Aurora, Colorado can remind survivors of past massacres about their experiences. Edward Smith, a reporter with the Denver Post at the time of the Columbine shooting, and callers talk about what's been learned.

Pointing to an "unprecedented failure" at the top levels of Penn State leadership, the NCAA announced wide-ranging sanctions against the football program. NPR sports correspondent Mike Pesca talks about public reaction and what it could mean for the future of Penn State football.

The bear that strolled into Sears at the Pittsburgh Mills shopping mall had to be tranquilized and taken away. Now a second bear has appeared at the same mall, near the Olive Garden. It didn't stick around, but later returned, backing up traffic on a highway. State game officials say they now plan to set a bear trap.

Mayes County 911 receives a 10,000 dollar grant from Google. The grant is through Google’s Charitable Giving Fund of the Tides Foundation.Mayes Emergency…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The chief deputy of the Tulsa office of the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office has been fired, along with several other…

British authorities have charged Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, former editors of Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid, with conspiring to intercept the communications of more than 600 people. It's the latest development in the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal.

With three days until the official opener of the 2012 London Games, news coming out of the Olympics includes a limit on who can march in the Opening Ceremony, and a bid by North Korea to broadcast the games

After other mass shootings, sales also surged. Some buyers want weapons for protection. Others think gun laws will be tightened in response to the news.

Sen. Brian Crain says the latest round of personnel upheavals in the state medical examiner’s office point to the need to focus more attention on…

Last week's movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado is raising questions about America's gun laws and gun culture. Host Michel Martin speaks with Paul Barrett, author of the book, "Glock: The Rise of America's Guns." They discuss whether this mass shooting has the potential to change public opinion and laws about guns in the United States.