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A second dash-cam video of a fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer has been released. The Cook County state's attorney announced Monday that the officer in this case will not face criminal charges.

Through powerful monologues, Anna Deavere Smith has tackled race riots, integration and health care. In Notes from the Field, she's using her characters to explore the school-to-prison pipeline.

Young doctors being trained at dozens of hospitals around the country are being asked to work up to 30 hours straight as part of a study. Critics say the study is risky and unethical.

Police and prosecutors work together — it's the nature of the legal system. That closeness can be problematic when it comes to investigating police misconduct. One idea is to bring in outsiders.

A jury of eight women and four men were seated Wednesday in the first trial for one of six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore last April.

President Obama announced Thursday he has abandoned his plan to withdraw nearly all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of his presidency.

Michael W. Clune spent much of his childhood alone — just him and his 8-bit computer. But, as he writes in his new memoir, playing text adventures and role-playing games helped prepare him for life.

The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters is a new book that examines the tweets of Pope Francis. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the author, Catholic commentator Michael O'Loughlin.

Collins teams with a dozen duet partners on the new Strangers Again — and though her voice sounds clear as ever, she's now channeling half a century of experience. She speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.