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The attorney general, Josh Kaul, has faced backlash after his office released findings that critics say have been used to justify the police shooting. Paul said that was "absolutely not" true.

Laura is blamed for at least 10 deaths, and it's estimated to have caused anywhere from $4 billion to $12 billion in damages. But officials and experts say the price tag could have been far worse.

Evacuations and storm damage could both potentially increase COVID-19 numbers in Texas.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Brooks of The New York Times and Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post about the Republican convention, Wisconsin shootings and the 2020 March on Washington.

The Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III headline a march dubbed "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" in Washington, D.C., on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

Former factory town Kenosha, Wis., is transitioning to a bedroom community of nearby cities and becoming more diverse. But the residents say its leadership is not keeping up with the changes.

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are facing a credibility crisis after botched communication efforts and perceptions of political interference.

In a new moment of sustained racial justice protests, the participants of 1963's March on Washington reflect on what they achieved and the work that remains to be done.

It won't be easy or quick for people in southern Louisiana to recover from the devastation of this week's deadly Hurricane Laura.

The 2020 Tour de France is set to start Saturday. But the world's premier bicycle race will be very different due to the pandemic.

NPR's Audie Cornish reaches out to some of the Republicans she spoke with before and during the primary season and discusses the Republican National Convention with them.

With government support programs suspended and no immediate prospect of a resolution, millions of renters in the U.S. could soon be facing evictions.

It's been 15 years since Hurricane Katrina walloped New Orleans and the surrounding area. There have been many improvements since, but the storm has also exposed decades of racial inequalities.

European Union leaders agreed they would refuse to recognize the results of the Belarus election. But they are treading cautiously on sanctions for fear of provoking Russia.

A judge says Kyle Rittenhouse, accused in the deadly shooting of protesters in Kenosha, Wis., can stay in Illinois until Sept. 25 to assemble his legal defense team.

More blues singer than Broadway, the Bird helped introduce bebop to jazz — and along the way redefined jazz velocity with his scrappy sound and pithy melodic figures.

Fresh Air listens back to archival interviews with Max Roach and trumpeter Red Rodney, two musicians who played with Parker; and alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, who considered Parker a mentor.

Consumer spending rose 1.9% last month — but the rebound slowed from May and June. Unemployment benefits continued to prop up spending in July, but that may change in August.

The Russian opposition figure has been in a medically induced coma since last week. He is in serious but stable condition, the Charité hospital in Berlin said on Friday.

The president has backed off his attacks on the Postal Service but continues to question the integrity of mail ballots, without providing any evidence.

Some speakers at the Republican National Convention were as quick to question the faith beliefs of the Biden-Harris ticket as they were to defend those of their own candidates.

The rapper Drakeo the Ruler titled his latest album after the prison phone service provider GTL, whose lines he used to record it, leaving a trail to follow the money through a controversial industry.

Hurricane Laura hit an area known for its refineries and chemical plants. They released millions of pounds of air pollution when they shut down, and many air monitors are not functioning.

The "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march comes as frustration over police brutality and use of force have sparked national protests following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd.

"It tore the brick off, it tore the roof off, it lifted the truck by its roof. I mean, it tore everything. I have a skylight in my truck right now," a fire department official said.