DOJ moves to dismiss police consent decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis
The DOJ announced it will drop lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis that would have required them to address what the Biden administration found to be widespread patterns of police misconduct.
Shutdown Order Causes Kerfuffle In El Paso
With the coronavirus surging, an El Paso, Texas, county judge ordered all nonessential businesses to close. But after several business owners and the state attorney sued, a court put the plan on hold.
Member Of Biden's Coronavirus Advisory Board On What Could Be Done To Fight Pandemic
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Atul Gawande, a surgeon and professor at Harvard University, about proposals that he hopes to offer as a member of Joe Biden's coronavirus advisory board.
New Anthology Revisits Brief History Of The Gospel Truth Label
The Gospel Truth was a subsidiary of the famous soul label Stax Records. A new anthology, The Gospel Truth: The Complete Singles Collection, revisits its brief moment in gospel soul history.
2 Veterans Of National Security Transitions On What Could Happen Before Trump Leaves
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nicholas Burns of Harvard University and Kori Schake of American Enterprise Institute about what President Trump might do to national security before his term ends.
Trump Talks About Coronavirus Vaccine
President Trump has not given many public speeches since Election Day. But on Friday, he emerged from the White House to talk about his administration's efforts to speed a coronavirus vaccine.
Magnet For Sexual Predators: The Boy Scouts Face Allegations Of Sexual Assault
More than 60,000 men say they were sexually abused when they were Boy Scouts, and the allegations could threaten the very existence of the iconic 110-year-old institution.
D.C. Expects A Far-Right Pro-Trump Demonstration
Officials are expecting a pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Several far-right groups have been promoting the event in an effort to further the president's claims of election fraud.
Stockton, Calif., Mayoral Race Is Tight Amid Social Media Campaign Against Incumbent
Michael Tubbs was elected four years ago as the first African American and the youngest mayor of Stockton, Calif. Now he's falling behind in the vote, in part because of a social media campaign.
Ernest Owens Argues That 'Chocolate Cities' Should Be Viewed As America's Heartland
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with columnist Ernest Owens about his contention that the real American heartland is African American-dominated cities.
What Approach Biden Will Need To Take To Maintain U.S.-North Korea Relationship
President Trump says his "good relationship" with Kim Jong Un is critical to curbing the North Korean nuclear threat. A President Biden will face a country with a bigger nuclear arsenal than in 2016.
