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The man who leads the criminal division at the Justice Department has a powerful personal story: one of his brothers died in gun violence and another is a police officer.

"I just thought the selfless devotion that brings a man or woman to die on the battlefield ... might be sacred," said chief of staff John Kelly, a retired general whose son died in combat.

Decatur, AL – A federal housing report says four Alabama cities ranked in the Top 10 areas in the U.S. where home-sales prices rose in 2008, with Decatur…

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with professor Jenn Jackson about the reversal of Bill Cosby's conviction and why they think restorative justice can ensure accountability and give victims closure.

Vote-trading scandals in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics forced the International Skating Union to make major changes to its judging system, including obscuring which judge issued which mark. Sports correspondent Mike Pesca discusses the issue of transparency and subjectivity in Olympics judging with NPR's Rachel Martin.

Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri talks about his mission to hold tech companies accountable even as they try to align themselves with President Donald Trump.

Major banks are paying out more in interest on some deposits. The team at "The Indicator from Planet Money" digs into why big banks aren’t paying you much interest on your plain savings account.

The hearing underscored how deeply divided Republicans and Democrats remain on top-level changes to immigration enforcement in the wake of the shootings of two U.S. citizens.

Trump is not known for cooperating with investigations that target him. So now that the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has voted to subpoena him, what next?

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rami Rajeh, a Lebanese father of two, about how Beirut feels days after deadly clashes erupted in the city, and how residents are coping with an economy in shambles.