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As former police officer Derek Chauvin awaits sentencing for George Floyd's murder, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what the public record might have been if not for the video of Floyd's last moments.

The NCAA may soon find itself in competition with another collegiate league, and some professional teams — the New York Knicks and the Oakland A's — are on a winning streak.

President Biden speaks before Congress next week in a prime-time address to mark his 100 days in office. He's expected to push for co-operation on immigration reform, infrastructure and police reform.

Author and illustrator Sandra Boynton teamed up with cello superstar Yo-Yo Ma for Jungle Night — a playful board book for toddlers. They talk with NPR's Scott Simon about the project.

Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter will compete in a runoff Saturday for the 2nd Congressional District seat left vacant by White House adviser Cedric Richmond.

Their physical and emotional health had withered in the pandemic year. But reentry into post-vaccination life made for tricky choices, too.

President Biden's virtual climate summit this week reflected a key theme of his first hundred days in the White House: reassuring American allies they can once again count on the U.S.

The self-described "athletically creative" bassist, vocalist and composer searches for origins and originality while writing an opera with jazz giant Wayne Shorter.

The rapper and producer who animated the Bay Area crew had a huge hit in 1990 with "The Humpty Dance," introduced the world to Tupac Shakur and was a foundational figure in West Coast hip-hop.

Six Chinese men survived the sinking of the Titanic. Their stories were lost to history until the documentary The Six showed how their lives were shaped by America's restrictive immigration policies.