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The ruling marks the latest setback for prosecutors in a case that shocked the country when videos were released showing officers violently kicking and punching Nichols during a traffic stop.

The anti-malarial drug Artemisinin is highly effective. It's critical for kids, who are especially vulnerable. A new study comes to an alarming conclusion.

Mohammed Refaai, 23, is a Syrian refugee living in Toledo, Ohio, with three roommates. They see him as a brother, and since the election, worry about his family's chances of getting into the U.S.

Atlantic writer Clint Smith grew up surrounded by Confederate iconography, being told that the Civil War wasn't about slavery. He shares a poem from his forthcoming book, How the Word Is Passed.

"The work that we do abroad fundamentally has to connect to making the lives of working people better, safer, fairer" in America, Jake Sullivan tells NPR in an interview.

The coronavirus-induced collapse in oil demand stole all the headlines. But oil companies faced a myriad of other woes, too, from hurricanes to itchy investors — and, of course, climate change.

Despite winning the White House decisively, Democrats are asking what went wrong for their party in 2020 as they lost seats in the House and failed to meet expectations elsewhere.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ian Bassin, executive director of Protect Democracy, about different ways President Trump and his administration could be held accountable.

The Green New Deal Network is launching with over $20 million to promote their agenda, as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office and Democrats set to control both chambers of Congress.

On March 25, 1911, 146 garment workers — mostly young, immigrant women — lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York City. On the 100th anniversary of the tragedy, people around the country are remembering the victims, and the labor legacy they inspired.

Hip-hop musicians and fellow artists have organized twice-monthly takeovers of New York City subway cars to perform. The audience members are not exactly volunteers. How do they react?

Twitter has permanently blocked the @realDonaldTrump account after President Trump posted messages that violated the company's rules.

Bladen County in eastern North Carolina drew national attention two years ago for an election fraud scandal involving mail-in ballots. It led to the results of the 9th District congressional race being thrown out and a new election. So, with mail-in voting happening in larger numbers this year because of the pandemic, WFAE sent a reporter to see how voting was going in Bladen County.

In hopes of jumpstarting a business decimated by the pandemic, airlines and airports are offering preflight, on-the-spot testing for the coronavirus, with some test results back in 15 minutes.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about wildfires and the management of the coronavirus in the state.

The return of sea otters to historic habitats can restore ecosystems and bring economic benefits, but hungry otters can also threaten the food security of remote indigenous communities.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want To Talk About Race, about systemic racism. What is it, and how does it affect people day to day?

NPR's Scott Simon asks Nic Stone about Dear Justyce,her novel for young readers. She tells Dear Justycethrough the letters an incarcerated teen writes to a friend.

Ifeanyi Nsofor reviews the documentary series, Journey Of An African Colony,which confronts a painful past — including involvement in the slave trade — and celebrates the nation's independence.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author and President Trump's niece, Mary Trump, about his tendency to insult those with whom he disagrees.