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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Moskos, a John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor and former cop, about what went wrong when a federal agent killed a nurse in Minneapolis.

On "The Florida Roundup," the Marion County Republican talked about why he wants to eliminate all property taxes, the need for a revenue replacement plan and more.

After more than 40 years learning and helping others understand more about so many aspects of our world and living in it, I still love making connections between national news stories and our community. It's exciting when I can find a thread between a national program or greater premise and what is happening at the local or personal level. This has been true whether I’ve spun the novelty tunes of Raymond Scott or Wilmoth Houdini from a tiny outpost in a Vermont field, or shared the voices of incarcerated women about what it’s like to be behind bars on Mother’s Day with the entire state of New Hampshire.

Among a national conversation about policing tactics and the destruction of property, we're asking who gets to protest — and how they are policed.

Victoria Coates, former deputy national security adviser during the first Trump administration, wonders if NATO allies aren't falling short of U.S. expectations as President Trump seemingly embraces Russia.

The producer's work with The Beatles opened the ears of a young Bob Boilen to the possibilities of a song, and stretched the boundaries of popular music.

I love telling stories about my home state. And I hope they will help you in some way and maybe even lift your spirits.

Traditional basketball's scrappy cousin is making its Olympic debut in Tokyo, introducing the world to the dizzyingly fast, more compact play of the game of driveways and public parks.

AT&T and Time Warner agreed Saturday to an $85 billion merger that, if approved by federal regulators, would create a mammoth media and telecommunications company.

The U.S. economy likely grew 8% in the April-June quarter from a year prior, a blistering pace of growth. But the economy is expected to slow as the delta variant and other risks like inflation loom.

Each week some revelation about bird flu seems to flutter through the news cycle. Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.

Early in the pandemic, Ohio voters approved of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. As GOP opposition to mandates grew, so did the opposition to the governor. Now he faces three primary challengers.

Jury trials are beginning for some members of a white nationalist group accused of conspiring to riot at a June LGBTQ event. But some experts say these local prosecutions yield little accountability.

A powerful earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more. Hundreds of families are still trapped.

Exceptionally high "king tides," combined with rising seas, have left some Key Largo residents surrounded by water. Getting out of the house for work and daily chores can be a challenge.

The Boston Celtics are being sold for $6.1 billion. The sale is pending approval by the NBA. If approved, the purchase of the Celtics would be the largest of any sports franchise in the United States.

Agents have typically taken a commission on the sale of a home that totals 5% to 6% of the price. But new rules have created an opening for brokers who charge much less.

The problem of American gun violence is persistent and solutions are hard to come by. But here are 5 books that help put a face to the victims, explain how we got here and how we might get out.

Florida health officials say they have one new case of a locally-transmitted Zika infection in Miami-Dade County.

NPR'S Margot Adler reports that there are more tourists in New York City than ever before. Thirty million so far this year, one million just for Christmas week. Traffic too seems more congested. While there are some obvious explanations for the surge...like crime is down and the economy is up... nobody is certain just why the city has become such a tourist sensation.

Brazilians who voted against President Jair Bolsonaro are torn about sporting the yellow soccer jersey after the far-right leader and his supporters adopted the shirt.

Originally from Singapore, Stacey Mei Yan Fong loves baking and America. For a project she calls 50 Pies/50 States, she's made an elaborative representative pie for each state.

With more than 1 million people going to Turkey for the procedure every year, hair transplants are transforming men's scalps — and vanity. But not every story ends with a perfect hairline.

Underground trains are incredibly susceptible to flooding from climate-driven extreme rain and sea level rise. Cities around the world are racing to adapt their transit systems.

"To be housing ICE detainees in a detention camp in the middle of the Everglades … without making sure that they have enough access to nutritious food and the ability to sleep and have access to counsel — everything about this screams inhumane and unnecessary," U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, told reporters.