Search results for

The suffering of America's gun violence crisis is concentrated in Black neighborhoods damaged by decades of disinvestment and racial discrimination. Trump is unravelling efforts to solve the problem.

A range of crime data has been going around to make the argument that Washington, D.C., is — or isn't — safe. We talk to crime experts to make sense of it all.

Parade, the Tony Award-winning musical about the 1915 lynching of a Jewish man, begins its run in Washington, D.C., amid an antisemitic backlash against the show's subject.

For years, research has shown a digital divide when it comes to schools teaching about new technologies. Educators worry that this could leave some students behind in an AI-powered economy.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about how the city has been working to reduce violent crime, now at historic lows, according to city data.

Texas state Rep. Mihaela Plesa says Democrats' two-week walkout created a "nationwide movement," but she's ready to make a legal case against redistricting.

The Aid Worker Security Database, which has compiled reports since 1997, said the number of killings rose from 293 in 2023 to 383 in 2024, including over 180 in Gaza.

Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines. But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.

A police report describes drug use, “deplorable conditions,” and a delay in calling emergency services at the home of two women facing felony neglect charges in the death of a 3-year-old girl.

Indiana ranks 11th highest in the nation for the number of residents with medical debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. State lawmakers, leaders and advocates took a "first step" Monday in exploring the issue of medical debt and potential solutions.