The killings of George Floyd and many others all began with allegations of a minor offense. These make up 80% of criminal arrests and cases in the U.S., and disproportionately affect people of color.

Ella Jones, who will be the city's first black mayor and the first female mayor, says the city has seen widespread reforms since Brown's killing. But it still needs to "strive toward a better image."

North Carolina recently saw its highest number of new daily coronavirus infections. "If we need to go back to stay-at-home, we will," says Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen.

Patrick Yoes, who leads the nation's largest police union, says his responsibility is to ensure "quality law enforcement" nationwide. Critics, however, say police unions are stifling reform.

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey spoke with All Things Considered about the plan to eliminate certain legal protections for law enforcement.

Rep. Don Beyer says his legislation would ban law enforcement from hiding their names and agencies when policing public protests.

Lori Lightfoot says contracts with the city's police union have been "a significant problem and challenge in getting the reforms necessary."

Electronic musician Marc Rebillet was scheduled to be on tour this summer. His revised the plan to tour during the pandemic: hold concerts at drive-in cinemas. His tour kicks off next week.

The artist known for major outdoor art installations that often involved wrapping buildings and elements of nature in fabric died at his home in New York City on Sunday.

"There would be no protests, there would be no demonstrations, had Derek Chauvin not killed George Floyd," former NAACP President Cornell Brooks tells All Things Considered.

After his nephew was killed by police in 2016, Clarence Castile became a St. Paul, Minn., reserve police officer to understand the divisions. He speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about the experience.

The mayor of Carmel, Ind., is preparing to introduce a particularly controversial bond at the end of August, and it's all surrounding an old carousel in Canada worth a couple of million dollars.

Sick of your crowded neighborhood pool? A new study shows there might be quite a bit of water on a more isolated place — the moon.

The wooden warship nicknamed "Old Ironsides" returned to the water after more than two years of restoration.

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the latest attack in a wave of recent violence in Kabul.

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., remains in critical condition after being shot Wednesday during a morning baseball practice.

In cities across the U.S. over the weekend, LGBT people and allies marched for Pride month, many protesting the Trump administration. LGBT Trump supporters say that makes such events too divisive.

Protesters took to Washington, D.C., Sunday to voice their disdain for the Trump administration and how they expect it could affect the LGBT community during the Equality March.

A century after the horror writer created Cthulhu, board game creators and players have resurrected the deep sea monster and brought it into pop culture. Why is this beast making a comeback?

In coming years, human and machine connectivity will continue to progress, despite concerns about vulnerabilities, making it increasingly difficult to withdraw from online tools, experts say.