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Baltimore Prosecutors Face Pressure After No Officer Convictions In Freddie Gray Case

8:53am July 23, 2016

So far, prosecutors failed to convict four of the six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray last year. Scott Simon talks to Jennifer Ludden about the challenges of the case.

Robert Irwin Brings 'Big' To Texas With Permanent Art Installation

8:53am July 23, 2016

by Tom Michael

The 87-year-old conceptual artist unveils a large-scale installation of his work in Marfa, Texas, this week. He's spent his career creating site-specific art that often treats light as its subject.

After A Dramatic Non-Endorsement, What Does Ted Cruz's Political Future Hold?

8:53am July 23, 2016

The RNC might be over but the week's events are still fresh in people's minds, especially the reaction to Sen. Cruz's speech. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Texas Republican Delegate Ken Cope.

A desolate Highway 36 runs past what is now a ghost town on the eastern plains in Cabin Creek, Colorado.

#NPRreads: Four Great Reads Worth Going Out Of Your Way For

8:47am July 23, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

Wendy Chase directs the UConn Speech and Hearing Clinic. It provides help for transgender people working to change how they speak.

Helping Transgender People Find Their Voice

8:37am July 23, 2016

Speech therapist Wendy Chase helps transgender people make their voices sound like their gender identity. She says how people communicate affects how they are perceived.

In Arlington, Va., WeLive developers say that what residents give up in personal square footage is made up for with large communal areas.

They're Small, But These Big-City Apartments Tout Their Communal Feel

8:37am July 23, 2016

by Lee Hale

For those eyeing city life, the trick to paying reasonable rent might mean downsizing — really downsizing. Developers of micro apartments says they offer affordability and a sense of community.

As balloons fell after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accepted his party nomination last night, the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want' rang through the arena

RECAP: A Round-Up Of Can't-Miss Stories From The RNC

7:42am July 23, 2016

by Meg Anderson

Here are some stories from the NPR Politics team to catch you up on the news from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week.

Amy Moylan's first-graders learn about place values. At the Baldwin School in Cambridge, Mass. — and at most schools around the country — the math curriculum is very similar to the approach used in Italy in the 1500s to teach the children of merchants

A History Lesson: When Math Was Taboo

7:00am July 23, 2016

by Gabrielle Emanuel

When Houman Harouni's students asked why they have to study math, he looked to ancient history for answers.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., campaigned last week in Northern Virginia with Hillary Clinton before she chose him as her vice presidential running mate.

4 Reasons Why Progressives Aren't Thrilled With Clinton's Pick Of Kaine

5:33am July 23, 2016

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine's positions on Wall Street reforms and trade deals are already drawing the ire of groups who had backed Clinton's primary rival Bernie Sanders.

Makeba Hinds, also known as Maki Roll, cosplays at AwesomeCon. She portrays Nick, the fox in Zootopia.

Cosplayers Use Costume To Unleash Their Superpowers

5:00am July 23, 2016

A shy woman becomes a brave warrior princess. A man calls on Captain America to help him lose 45 pounds. In costume role play they become part of a community where they can transform themselves.