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The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man who was fatally shot by eight police officers, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said.

The latest proposal includes a 35% general wage increase over four years — bringing it closer to the union's original ask for 40%. Boeing previously offered a 25% raise over the life of the contract.

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read emails from listeners. Many point out that not all public employees have their entire health care costs paid for by the government.

Disaster relief often becomes political because so many people are affected – and because there is a lot of media coverage surrounding hurricanes, floods and other major weather events.

In three swing states, GOP groups are suing to challenge the ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including military members. Many voting experts say these cases are likely to go nowhere.

How do you manage envy? Can you deal with things ending? Actor-writer-director-producer Mark Duplass tackles the Wild Card question.

DNA tests identified a skull found during home renovations in 1978 as that of an Indiana teen who died after childbirth in 1866. Authorities say Esther Granger was likely the victim of grave robbing.

Earlier in this election season, polls showed Amendment 3 passing easily — but since DeSantis and his allies have been working to oppose it, the campaign has tightened.

Robert Siegel talks with Ryan Crocker, former U.S. ambassador to both Iraq and Afghanistan, about how lessons learned in those conflicts could inform how the U.S. deals with Syria today. Crocker is now a fellow at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University.

What do you do when you can't openly wage a campaign for the presidency? Some Iranians inside and outside the country have turned to the heroine of an online graphic novel who has embarked on a virtual campaign.

Last week's shooting at Los Angeles International Airport is leading to calls for a broad re-examination of TSA security policies, and coordination with local law enforcement at the country's busiest airports. Paul Ciancia, 23, faces charges of murder of a federal officer and committing violence at an international airport.

In an unexpected move, Israel's prime minister has formed a national unity government, canceling early elections. Benjamin Netanyahu will preside over a coalition with the centrist Kadima party. This was the party founded by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and until not long ago, was opposed to Netanhayu.

The Broadway show Breakfast at Tiffany's opened Wednesday in New York, but it was curtains for one understudy. The black-and-white feline apparently refused to follow stage directions.

There is one place in the country where a law enforcement agency can trace a gun found at a crime scene back to a buyer: the ATF's National Tracing Center in West Virginia. But the tracing process is usually tedious, involving multiple phone calls and searching, by hand, through paper records.

If you could craft the perfect vice presidential candidate for the Romney ticket, who would you come up with? Melissa Block asks Republican strategist Mike Murphy about Romney's ideal running mate.

Shunning the formalities of his office and focusing on poverty, Pope Francis is drawing a sharp contrast between his 2-month-old papacy and those of his predecessors.

A decrease appeared to end this summer as enrollment was virtually unchanged in July and slightly increased in August. But new data showed that about 31,000 fewer people in September from August.

Officials in Lancaster County in the swing state of Pennsylvania say they identified hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration applications.

Egypt might put nongovernmental workers on trial because it says they are operating illegally. But the U.S. insists Egypt needs to allow the pro-democracy groups to continue their work. American groups say they are helping political parties develop platforms around citizens' needs.

Lawmakers in the House are scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill cracking down on members of Congress who trade on insider information. In an election year, when Congress is having trouble reaching an agreement on much, the measure has enjoyed wide bi-partisan consensus. But that doesn't mean passage is assured.

As one of the nation's oldest partnerships between a theater and a corporation, the Humana Festival of New American Plays is enjoying its 35th year at Kentucky's Actors Theatre of Louisville.

The corruption scandal roiling Brazil's government and business elite has polarized the nation. The president faces impeachment; the ex-president faces corruption charges — and crowds are on the streets.

Belgium police have arrested a leading suspect in November's terror attacks in Paris. Twenty-six-year-old Salah Abdeslam was captured after being shot in the leg during a police raid in Brussels.

The Florida Department of Health earlier this month sent letters to TV stations calling for them to stop running an ad paid for by Floridians Protecting Freedom, the committee sponsoring the proposal.

The phosphate mining company had halted operations across Florida to prevent potential damage from Milton.