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Slate contributor Ben Williams summarizes what film critics are saying about this weekend's new major U.S. film releases. Up this week: King Arthur, Sleepover and Anchorman.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Juan Williams about the evolution -- and the changing names -- of each cycle's target swing voters: Reagan Democrats, soccer moms, NASCAR dads, and security moms.

Why can't Los Angeles get a solid handle on its gang problem? Chief William Bratton discusses how L.A.'s police are dealing with the latest wave of gang violence there.

A new analysis of 2010 census data by the Williams Institute shows how same-sex couples are distributed across the nation. Liberal enclaves are well-represented, of course. But so are some surprising pockets of the heartland and the South.

The number of homicides has gone up recently in Charlotte. Since the early 1990s, one woman set out to help bring peace to the families of the victims. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his weekly commentary, talks about what she meant to the city.

Poets Ciona Rouse, Caroline Randall Williams and Adia Victoria are the Blair House Collective. These poems honor two of the "living, breathing, earthbound women" who inspire the Collective's work.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the the Russian attack on the 2016 presidential election is finished. Attorney General William Barr says he'll review the report.

The Texas Rangers advance to the World Series after defeating the defending champion Houston Astros 11-4 Tuesday night in Houston to win the American League pennant.

Inspired by his son, Brent, who has Williams syndrome, Dick Sesler founded the Camp Blue Skies Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2009. Camp Blue Skies provides 5-day, 4-night camps for adults ages 21 and up with developmental disabilities including Down syndrome and mild to moderate Autism. Services and support for persons with intellectual disabilities drop off dramatically when they reach the age of 21. Blue Skies campers can challenge themselves in a safe environment to enhance their interests and abilities while developing social skills, confidence and independence. Parents and caregivers earn a well-deserved respite while their campers attend Camp Blue Skies.

Barbara Bradley Hagerty is the religion correspondent for NPR, reporting on the intersection of faith and politics, law, science and culture. Her New York Times best-selling book, "Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality," was published by Riverhead/Penguin Group in May 2009. Among others, Barb has received the American Women in Radio and Television Award, the Headliners Award and the Religion Newswriters Association Award for radio reporting.

Walter Ray Watson is a senior producer for NPR News.

Lauren Frayer is NPR's international correspondent based in London.

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.

Mecklenburg County has more than 230 farms, about half the number of 40 years ago. Residential and commercial development, rising land costs and…

It's been a strange and tragic summer at the U.S. National Whitewater Center. In mid-June, a young woman died from an extremely rare brain infection after…

President Trump and a pageant of guests attempted on Monday to sell the idea that victory — when it comes to scaled-up testing — is just around the corner.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Marie Brenner, writer at large for Vanity Fair, about her look into the early days of Attorney General William Barr, and how his views were influenced by his father.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Andrea Williams about why country singer Morgan Wallen's album still sits at the top of the Billboard 200 days after he was captured on video saying a racial slur.

Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin represents a district that voted for President Trump in 2016. She had opposed calls for impeaching Trump but changed her mind. Voters in her district are weighing in.

It's the first week of the U.S. Open and tennis fans are jazzed. Renee Montagne talks to Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about defending champs Serena Williams and Andy Murray. He also discusses the prospects of lesser known players.