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In what may be the start of a major security overhaul, Mexico's president has launched a 70,000-strong National Guard force. But their role remains unclear, as does their training and make up.

The Justice Department will not bring federal charges against a New York City police officer in the death of Eric Garner. Garner was an unarmed black man whose death was caught on cell phone videos.

NPR's Noel King talks to David Gressly, the U.N.'s Ebola Emergency Response Coordinator, about the World Health Organization declaring Ebola an international health emergency in the Congo.

The record-breaking flooding is threatening communities and farmland along the upper Mississippi. Davenport, Iowa, is experiencing downtown flooding. The high water is continuing to move downriver.

The Trump administration is moving jobs and agencies out of Washington. Officials say it's placing those agencies and employees closer to their customers, but critics say its about politics.

The Chicago Police Department says two employees of Mercy Hospital & Medical Center were killed along with a police officer. "This tears at the soul of our city," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Major Brent Taylor was hailed as a true "citizen soldier," serving both the community of North Ogden and deploying with the Utah National Guard.

In an attempt to stop racially biased 911 calls, the city of Grand Rapids, Mich., is considering a human rights ordinance. The ordinance comes after unarmed, black minors were cuffed at gunpoint.

A grand jury in New York City returned an indictment against Stephen Calk, who made $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort allegedly with the hope of a Cabinet post or diplomatic appointment.

A number of suspicious packages have been discovered --addressed to former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, former President Obama and the building in New York City that houses CNN.