Why details about the April 15 mass shooting in Alabama were so hard to come by
NPR's Camila Domonoske asks investigative reporter Challen Stephens about the April 15 shooting in Dadeville, Ala.
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The NAACP is suing Mississippi over an expanded role for state-run police in Jackson
The NAACP says "separate and unequal policing" will return to Mississippi's majority-Black capital under a state-run police department.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on addressing homelessness
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass about her proposed budget to address homelessness and crime.
Encore: Civil rights tourism may protect Mississippi history
Civil rights trails across the South have proven to be an economic driver. In Mississippi, there's a new push to better tell that history. And now, the federal government is getting involved.
Life Kit: Preparing for an earthquake
We have tips from experts on how you can prepare for an earthquake.
Brownsville gets a bookstore
Brownsville is one of the largest cities in Texas — and for more than a decade, it hasn't had a single bookstore. That's about to change, and residents are rejoicing.
Gov. Newsom sends National Guard and CHP to tackle San Francisco's fentanyl crisis
The two agencies will join forces with local police and the district attorney's office to ramp up efforts against fentanyl trafficking in San Francisco.
Alabama governor ousts a top education official over a book's 'woke concepts' on race
Gov. Ivey replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that Ivey said teaches "woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism.
DeSantis seeks federal aid for Fort Lauderdale flood victims
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall.
An Indiana woman is charged with a federal hate crime in alleged anti-Asian bus attack
A federal grand jury indicted Billie R. Davis, who is accused of stabbing an 18-year-old university student on a bus in Bloomington "because of the victim's race and national origin," officials said.