Who is Cassie? The stalled music career of the Sean Combs trial's star witness
The mogul's former protégé and girlfriend emerged as a promising pop artist in 2006. On the stand this week, she said her relationship with Combs and his label quickly became more about control.
After Charlottesville, White Supremacists Encounter Mainstream Resistance
White supremacists and alt-right activists have long pushed for mainstream acceptance. In the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., their racist ideology is encountering mainstream resistance.
Tillerson Calls Out Key Persian Gulf Allies In Religious Freedom Report
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson released the annual religious freedom report on Tuesday, singling out some key US partners from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain. This comes after Tillerson has faced criticism for downplaying human rights.
'Unite The Right': Charlottesville Rally Represented Collection Of Alt-Right Groups
Last weekend, white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville, Va., under one banner: "Unite the Right." But in reality, it was a patchwork of different alt-right groups attempting to show a unified front. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Professor George Hawley of the University of Alabama about the current landscape of alt-right organizations.
70 Years Later, India And Pakistan Still Feel Impact Of Partition
Seventy years after the partition of India and Pakistan, both countries are still shaped by the turmoil of that time. Most estimates say that more than a million people were killed during one of the largest mass migrations in history.
'The Once And Future Liberal' Looks At Shortfalls Of American Liberalism
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Mark Lilla, author of the book, The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics, which looks at the failure of American liberalism over the past two generations.
In South America, Pence Discusses Trade And Venezuela Crisis With U.S. Allies
Vice President Mike Pence is spending the week in South America, discussing trade and the crisis in Venezuela with U.S. allies, but he's also doing a fair amount of answering for the president.
Alabama Senate Primary Turns Into Bitter Slug-Fest On Republican Side
Alabama voters head to the polls Tuesday in a primary to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' vacant Senate seat. Voters will choose Republican and Democrat candidates for the seat that opened when Sessions joined the White House.
New Details Emerge About Accused Charlottesville Suspect
The man accused of murder for allegedly driving his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters last weekend is in jail now. James Alex Fields Jr. grew up in Kentucky and lived in Ohio where a few people saw signs of a troubled young man.
At Least 20 Dead After Gunmen Attack Restaurant In Burkina Faso
Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a Turkish restaurant in the West African nation of Burkina Faso popular with westerners. The government says 20 people were killed. An attack last year on a cafe nearby killed 30 people.