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Matthew Shepard will be laid to rest today at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., 20 years after he was murdered near Laramie, Wyo.

Investigators are examining the devices sent to political targets this week. So far a total of 10 packages have been discovered nationwide.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska about our current political climate amid a string suspected explosive devices sent to prominent Democrats.

10-26-18 9:30 AM newscast

"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis, author of Lou Reed: A Life, told Fresh Air in 2017. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game."

Cesar Sayoc, the man suspected of mailing 13 suspicious packages to prominent critics of President Trump, has a criminal record that includes at least one bomb threat.

President Trump praised law enforcement for a quick arrest in the suspicious package case, and called for unity. Earlier, he complained the case was distracting attention from the midterm elections, and cutting into GOP momentum.

In anticipation of Halloween, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with writer A.J. Jacobs about instances throughout history of people who just couldn't stay dead.

There are multiple casualties at a Pittsburgh synagogue after a shooter opened fire. Three officers have been shot. A suspect is in custody.

There is an active shooter situation near a Synagogue in Pittsburgh. NPR's Scott Simon tells us more.