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A district attorney in Atlanta charged a former police officer with felony murder in Friday's shooting death of Rayshard Brooks. Another officer was charged with aggravated assault.

L. Chris Stewart says the Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Brooks did not fear for his life at the time of the shooting. "He was enraged," says Stewart.

The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from ending DACA and protection of "DREAMers." Host Steve Inskeep speaks with DACA recipient Jose Munoz, NPR's John Burnett and Nina Totenberg.

The Texas law has no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. Social workers say that's hurting some survivors financially, psychologically and physically.

Cold temps added to rising debts are forcing New York City restaurants to close or reinvent themselves for the pandemic era.

The leader of Wilco isn't touring anytime soon, but he's kept creating with help from his sons, who appear with him on a new solo album and in a playful livestream series on Instagram.

The beer garden was shut down because of the coronavirus, but that didn't stop cows from a nearby farm. The hotel owner told a local paper that the cows must have thought they had "herd immunity."

President Biden meets virtually with China's president. Poor nations are disappointed by the climate summit. Catholic bishops consider whether abortion rights supporters should be denied communion.

Some people with COVID-19 have symptoms that last for months - it's known as long COVID. Scientists now think long COVID is likely three different syndromes lumped into one.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Elif Shafak about her book, "The Island of Missing Trees." It's about the trauma of civil war imperiling future generations.

Two families talk about their experiences with psychological problems arising in their children because of the stress of racism and the recent protests. Psychologists provide perspective.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin (D) about the Supreme Court's DACA decision.

An Australian couple found a button from a World War II uniform and a tag at the former site of a U.S. military base. The family of the late Harold Henderson says they didn't know the items were lost.

In Pakistan, angry families are attacking doctors and smashing hospitals as health care workers turn away coronavirus patients — saying their institutions are full.

Raquel Coronell Uribe, a history and literature major from Miami, calls the role a "huge" honor: "Even if it took 148 years, I'm thrilled that I get to be in the position to be that first person."

The U.S. is dotted with more warehouses than ever. But they are overwhelmed by record-level imports, a lack of workers and a shopping spree of unprecedented proportions.

Recent findings like this image show a river used to pass through a region of Mars.

It helped house Cuban refugees following the 1959 revolution.

A Connecticut court's default judgment brought swift reaction from plaintiffs, high-profile politicians and those representing Jones.

A wide array of apps will display your vaccination status, but privacy experts say they don't all do the same thing. Some require more personal data, and leading brand CLEAR uses facial recognition

A new study examined 77 bird species in the Amazon over a 40-year period. It found they were rapidly evolving due to rising temperatures because smaller birds shed heat more efficiently.

President Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law Monday, surrounded by members of both parties. But some of the Republicans backing the bill face death threats.

The Tampa Bay History Center is marking a half century of desegregation in Hillsborough County schools with a panel discussion this week.

President Biden held a virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to go over some of the thorniest issues between the two countries. They gave no hint of Trump-era tariffs being dropped.

Many Americans with mental illness report waiting weeks for care, even for serious depression or suicidality. California has a new law for insurers, limiting those wait times to two weeks or less.