Baltimore Mayor: 'No One Is Above The Law In Our City'
As Stephanie Rawlings-Blake spoke, people in west Baltimore celebrated. The mayor also instructed her police chief to suspend all officers facing felony charges.
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A 'Guantanamo Diary' From A Prisoner Still On The Inside
In the first memoir from a prisoner still being held at Guantanamo, Mohamedou Ould Slahi tells how he went from his native Mauritania to joining al-Qaida in Afghanistan to the U.S. prison in Cuba.
Not Just A Man's Drink: Ladies Lead The Whiskey Renaissance
Whiskey was long considered a man's drink. But as sales of whiskey soar, it's women who are leading the new boom, thanks to a vanguard of female distillers, blenders and tasters.
The Whiteness Project: Facing Race In A Changing America
A filmmaker invited white residents of Buffalo, N.Y., to speak candidly about race. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates finds that the results are thought-provoking, often surprising and sometimes disturbing.
How The Vietnam War Put Picking Presidents In The Hands Of The People
After the Vietnam era, it's hard to see how either party could dial back on its commitment to letting the people — at least those active in party voting — decide presidential nominations.
Chemical Change In Synthetic Marijuana Suspected Of Causing Illnesses
The number of people seen in the ER with psychotic symptoms or seizures after using a type of synthetic marijuana called K2 has soared. Manufacturers often change its chemistry to evade detection.
Small Plague Outbreak In People Tracked To Pit Bull
A woman who caught pneumonic plague in Colorado last summer likely contracted it from her friend or his dog. Antibiotics limited the outbreak to four people and cured them.
California Bill Could Limit Police Access To Body Camera Footage
Lawmakers want to prohibit police officers from viewing video from their body cameras before they write their reports. It's part of an effort to bring more transparency to policing.
Latino 'Panhandlers,' Ted Cruz And The Republican Push For Hispanics
At the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce this week, Sen. Ted Cruz called the community "fundamentally conservative" and added, "I don't think I've ever seen a Hispanic panhandler."
Same-Sex Marriage, In The Justices' Words
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the question of same-sex marriage. In the meantime, we know a good deal about the justices' views already.