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"Here's why: they were improperly trained and did not have the proper equipment by which to effectuate their job," the family's attorney said on Thursday. The officers' names have not been released.

Dressed as devils from their own homes, Sadie Dupuis and her virtual band explore the wild textures of her sweet-and-sour pop songs.

Where are hospitals reaching capacity? Which metro areas are running out of beds? NPR has learned federal agencies collect and analyze this information in detail but don't share it with the public.

In the Rockies, small hospitals have no place to send patients when city hospitals are filling up. They report having to hold critical patients longer or transfer them far away, often out of state.

Trump says a Democratic victory next week will send stock prices plummeting. But Wall Street ambivalent about the prospect of a Biden presidency. Mainly investors are worried about COVID-19.

Jess Walter's sweeping new novel, which traces the adventures of two vagabond brothers, is set against the backdrop of the free speech demonstrations that erupted in Spokane, Wash., in 1909 and 1910.

Fall is in the air, which can only mean it's time to get cozy and catch up on the latest in film, television, theater and videogames.

NPR's history podcast Throughline gives us insight onto the ongoing battle for the right to vote.

Several important legal decisions were made this week on election laws in crucial states as millions of voters have already cast their ballots.

The "Mind's Eye" audio experience is an aural escape during the pandemic, but it's actually designed for the blind community. The idea is to immerse listeners in a space that can be vividly imagined.

For StoryCorps, Cherie DeBrest tells her 18-year-old daughter, Naima, how civil rights issues inspired her to get more involved in the voting process.

Two people arriving from the U.S. tested positive at a U.S. military base, ending the nation's run as one of the few in the world with zero known coronavirus cases.

On the eve of Election Day, we look at how both presidential campaigns have changed over the last year and what remains unchanged during the race.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Mike Porembka, an assistant superintendent at a Pennsylvania school district, about the district's decision to return to remote learning as coronavirus cases surge.

The decision means about 127,000 ballots cast by drive-through voting in the Houston area will be counted. It follows similar rulings by a federal judge and the Texas Supreme Court.

A new policy from American Airlines, the largest airline in the United States, put a limit on the weight of a wheelchair. Now, many power wheelchairs are too heavy to fly on smaller regional jets.

Police departments are prepared to deal with rowdy behavior or intimidation of voters on Election Day, but don’t expect officers to be at the polls unless they are needed.

Politicians have spent decades fighting over statehood but many young voters think it's time to focus on rebuilding a decimated island instead.

Today the Trump administration began a full-court press encouraging public school leaders across the country to reopen schools full-time in the fall.

Some Black-owned bookstores are facing a sudden demand — new customers are seeking books to help navigate America's moment of racial reckoning.