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Former President Barack Obama speaks Wednesday, during virtual town hall event with young people to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed the death of George Floyd.

Obama Urges Young People To Keep Up Their Protests To Bring Change

In a virtual town hall, the former president did not mention his successor. But he did extol the young demonstrators who he said give him hope the country will get better.

A photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office shows Bryan Riser. Authorities say Riser, a Dallas police officer, has been arrested on two counts of capital murder, more than a year and a half after a man told investigators that he kidnapped and killed two people at the officer's instruction in 2017.

Dallas Officer Ordered Man To Kill Two People, Police Say

Officer Bryan Riser, 36, was charged with capital murder in the deaths of a 61-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, Dallas Police Chief Eddie García said at a Thursday media briefing.

People in prison explain what music means to them — and how they access it

Three people incarcerated at prisons across the U.S. spoke to NPR's Morning Edition about how music helps them reconnect with the past, endure the present and envision the future.

In Election Year, Sen. Gardner Says Senate Is Focused On American People

Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, who leads the National Republican Senatorial Committee which is charged with keeping his party in the Senate majority.

Inmates at California's Chino State Prison exercise in the prison yard in 2010. A proposition that was passed in the state last year reclassified certain crimes, releasing thousands of inmates earlier than had been anticipated.

Is It Possible To Let More People Out Of Prison, And Keep Crime Down?

California is trying to do just that, though police and advocates for ex-offenders are at odds over whether it will work. The debate is playing out as President Obama is calling for nationwide change.

ACLU of Florida says Amendment 1 is bad for the elderly, people of color

In the November 3rd general election, Florida voters will decide the fate of Amendment 1, which on the surface seems fairly innocuous. Numerous media outlets have reported the Amendment is redundant, and does nothing to change the state’s constitution. However, the proposed change could lead to significant new barriers to eligible voters in future Florida elections.

The small plane, pictured, can be seen trapped among the power lines as passengers remain stranded roughly a 100 feet in the air.

2 people are rescued from a plane that crashed into a Maryland transmission tower

The crash left parts of Montgomery County without power on Sunday evening. For hours, the passengers remained stuck 100 feet in the air as officials prepared to rescue them.

This Dinner Party Invites People Of All Faiths To Break Bread Together

Iftar is the nightly meal breaking the Ramadan fast. The Open Iftar project stages meals outdoors, encouraging Muslims and non-Muslims to move beyond religious divides to get to know each other.

3-D Printers Are Changing The Way People Think About Manufacturing

At the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, the future of manufacturing is taking shape. At the lab, 3D printers offer some unique design opportunities as well as interesting challenges.

In Conservative Poland, People Pushed Back In Battle Over Abortion Rights

Poland has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe, but the right-wing government failed in a recent attempt to make them tougher as the public pushed back.

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