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Protestors held a rally at a municipal building prior to the riot in Augusta, Ga., in 1970. Approximately 300 people attended and 25–30 police officers stood watch.

Remembering The Augusta Civil Rights Riot, 50 Years Later

For two days, starting on May 11, 1,000 Black residents rebelled against the city's systemic oppression. More than 100 blocks of neighborhoods and businesses were damaged. Police killed six Black men.

Activists On How To Sustain Movement Against Police Brutality

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with community organizer Shameka Parrish-Wright and Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott about what steps activists want to see taken to end police brutality against Black people.

A mother accompanies her children as they arrive for the first day of in-person classes at Erasmus High School in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood.

Kids In New York City Go Back To School For In-Person Classes

After two delays and many contentious debates with teachers, parents and principals, students in the largest school district in the country are returning to in-person school.

A federal court is ordering ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, seen here in November, to pay more than $5 million in profits and royalties from his 2019 memoir <em></em>and speeches.

Court Rules Edward Snowden Must Pay More Than $5 Million From Memoir And Speeches

A U.S. District Court sided with the Justice Department, arguing that by publishing 2019's Permanent Record,Snowden violated nondisclosure agreements signed while working for the NSA and CIA.

Residents walk through the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park on September 23 in New York City. Borough Park is one of numerous Brooklyn neighborhoods that are witnessing a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.

How New York's Orthodox Jewish Community Is Responding To Coronavirus Safety Measures

Avi Greenstein, CEO of Boro Park Jewish Community Council, reflects on the reaction in New York City's Hasidic communities to tough coronavirus safety measures.

The stock market fell after President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus at a time when investors were already getting concerned about the pace of the economic recovery and the lack of a new stimulus bill from Congress.

Trump's Positive Coronavirus Test Result Roils Financial Markets

Markets face a double whammy of bad news after the president's health upended an election heading into its final stretch and the September jobs report proved disappointing.

The drop in air travel has left tens of thousands of airline workers wondering what they'll do next. For some it's a career change; for others it's finding a temporary job until the industry recovers.

'This Is All I've Ever Known': Amid Cuts, Airline Workers Wonder Where They'll Land

Airlines have furloughed tens of thousands of employees. Now they wonder what they'll do next. For some it's a career change; for others it's finding a temporary job until the industry recovers.

TeleTracking was awarded a contract to collect COVID-19 data from the nation's hospitals despite no previous experience working on this sort of data collection. And its system has been plagued by inconsistencies and errors.

HHS Renews $10.2 Million Contract For Controversial COVID-19 Data Tracking Company

Despite an HHS Inspector General investigation and questions about performance, the administration has renewed TeleTracking's contract to gather COVID data from hospitals, NPR has learned.

Analysts say real estate tax breaks allowed President Trump to personally avoid high taxes. Above, Trump prepares to sign tax legislation into law in the Oval Office on Dec. 22, 2017.

How Can President Trump Pay Less Tax Than You?

No matter what you do for a living, odds are you paid more federal income tax than Trump did the year he took office. Analysts say real estate tax breaks allowed him to avoid high tax bills.

Activists on opposite sides of the abortion debate demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court during the annual anti-abortion-rights event known as the March for Life, on Jan. 24 in Washington, D.C.

With Roe v. Wade On The Line, Some States Take Steps To Protect Abortion Rights

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is backing legislation designed to codify Roe — the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide — in state law and expand abortion access.

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