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As vigils are being held across the country for the victims of the mass shooting in Pittsburgh, and as a federal investigation continues, questions arise as to how much a national climate of hate and division is responsible for the attack.

Christine Blasey-Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a historic hearing on Capitol Hill.

China is hosting world leaders this week to promote its Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious plan to build bridges, highways, railways and ports all over the world.

Is democracy dying? That's the subject of the October issue of the Atlantic magazine that includes an article by Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum.

25 years ago, Los Angeles was hit by a massive earthquake. Buildings collapsed.

Despite an all-volunteer military, men in the U-S still have to register for the draft when they turn 18.

For months prior to the recent shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, suspected gunman Robert Bowers spewed venomous bigotry, hatred and conspiracies online, especially against Jews and immigrants. During the Oct. 27 attack, according to a federal indictment, he said he wanted "to kill Jews.

People who are depressed describe fatigue, lack of concentration, and low self-esteem.  But some psychiatrists say they see frequent outbursts from their patients with depression.

Dr. Thomas Boyce, an emeritus professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, has treated children who seem to be completely unflappable and unfazed by their surroundings — as well as those who are extremely sensitive to their environments.

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with reporter Jane Mayer about the making of the Fox news White House.