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During a time of paralysis in Washington, states are taking the lead on a whole host of issues, from guns and gay marriage to education and tax policy. Of course, not everyone applauds the laws they pass. The Daily Show's Jon Stewart recently called states the "meth laboratories of democracy."

The new 9-speed and 10-speed transmissions are aimed at meeting new federal fuel efficiency standards.

The Latino Decisions poll also found that 87 percent of those polled would apply for citizenship if a new law allowed them to.

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new cooking gadget: the Egg Rollie. It's basically a vertical grill that cooks your eggs in tube form.

Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was exhumed in early April, with the goal of discovering whether the poet's death was from prostate cancer or poison. In a The New York Times op-ed, Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans argues that Neruda's legacy is more important than the way he died.

Two apparent explosions have rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon, about three hours after the winners crossed the finish line. The explosions occurred as thousands of runners finished running 26.2 mile course at the 117th Boston Marathon. NPR's Tovia Smith provides an update.

California faces sanctions, fines and possible jail time for Governor Jerry Brown if the state continues to defy a federal court order to reduce its…

Texas homebuilder Bob Perry was a behind-the-scenes political player who helped bankroll the Mitt Romney campaign last year, and who even before the era of superPACs spent tens of millions of dollars to influence the nation's politics.

The Senate is set to take up legislation that would expand gun buyer background checks on the heels of an endorsement from an important gun rights group, and steady pressure from Sandy Hook families.

Washington, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco were among the cities taking action following the blasts.