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Unarmed black people are much more likely than unarmed whites to be fatally shot by the police. A new study finds that that disparity gets wider in states with more racial segregation.

On Friday the Boston Globe published allegations accusing of the conductor of sexual, emotional and physical abuse in the 1960s and '70s, in behavior that former students describe as "cult-like."

Facing mounting questions about how his department handled the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel left an event with supporters without speaking to the media.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students are leading a movement for gun changes that has echoes of the past.

More than 20 states allow community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees.

There's a sweet spot for every oil well in America.

His son, Franklin, said at the Charlotte, N.C. funeral that the man the world saw at stadiums and on television was the same man he knew at home. "There weren't two Billy Grahams," he said.

Cosplay, when people wear costumes to play fictional characters from comics, often excludes people of color because most comic book characters are white. The film Black Panther is changing that.

Rachel Hartman follows up Seraphina and Shadow Scale with the story of Tess, a rebellious young woman who runs away to escape being sent to a nunnery, and finds pain and growth along her road.

The Nigerian government is under mounting pressure to find 110 school girls who were kidnapped more than a week ago in northeast Nigeria, likely by Boko Haram.

Samuel Maoz says his latest film was inspired by his experiences as a soldier in the Israeli army. He says Foxtrot deals with the "traumatic circle" his country is trapped in.

Jones says he was the "goofy kid" who everyone teased or made fun of. He has used that experience to build a successful career playing all manner of beasts and fiends.

Diggins won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, so she clearly knows how to ski. But does she know how to skee-ball? She answers three questions about the classic arcade game.

Millions of people living in rural areas don't have access to broadband Internet. It's expensive to build networks from scratch so local communities are trying new ways to get people online.

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South Florida's wild flamingo population was wiped out by the plume trade in the 1800s — or so scientists thought.

Many old churches in England have gone into disrepair after losing their congregations. Now an organization is raising money for upkeep by letting people camp — "champ" — overnight inside of them.

Italy goes to the polls Sunday following one of the country's nastiest campaigns. We look at the implications for Italy and the EU.

NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with Syrian activist Kassem Eid about the situation in his country and what it's like to live under siege.

Thirteen million people and 11 generations later, researchers have mapped out what may be the largest family tree to date.