The religious context of the Minnesota shootings
The man charged with killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband is connected to a once-fringe religious movement that is now growing quickly, and which uses inflammatory anti-abortion rhetoric.
A citizen journalist talks about covering gun violence on Twitter
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Larry Calhoun, who tracks and reports on gun crimes through his Twitter account, DC Realtime News.
The relationships between polarization and democracy in the U.S.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Didi Kuo of Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law about how political polarization is threatening democracy.
Biden wraps up Middle East trip with pledge to Arab leaders
President Biden wraps up his trip to the Middle East by telling Arab leaders the U.S. will not walk away from the region.
Music moment: Ne-Yo
Music writer Keithan Samuels discusses singer-songwriter Ne-Yo's latest album, Self Explanatory.
The sale of 2 Spanish talk radio stations could counter the spread of disinformation
Miami's Cuban-American community and some Republican officials are in turmoil over the proposed sale of two Spanish-language radio stations to a Latina-owned network backed by George Soros.
NPS EXPANDS CIVIL RIGHTS PARKS
The National Park Service is exploring the idea of expanding its civil rights sites; some of them controversial, some not.
President Biden meets with the Saudi royal family in a politically fraught gathering
President Biden landed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he met with the Saudi royal family. This politically fraught gathering included Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Chechen soldiers join Ukraine's fight against Russia
Soldiers from Chechnya, a Muslim territory, are part of the foreign fight against Russia in Ukraine. Russia brutally suppressed them in two wars, and their presence echoes old hatreds in Ukraine.
The lowrider community wants all of California to join San Jose and end cruising bans
There's a push to end bans on lowrider cruising across California. The lowrider community says these bans criminalize harmless recreational activity and disproportionately affect Latinos.
Sen. Joe Manchin pulled the plug on major spending to address climate change
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., dashed Democrats' hopes of major climate spending in the budget reconciliation. Here's what that means for the country's ability to bring down carbon emissions.
Hannah Marks' road trip film follows a familiar path — with a few unexpected exits
Hannah Marks directs John Cho and Mia Isaac in Amazon's new film Don't Make Me Go, a comedic but melancholy story of a father and daughter's road trip across America.