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The politics surrounding the future of Chicago's public school system are intensifying. Three different players are in a power struggle for control of the system, which is suffering financially.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Drew Harris, population health expert at Thomas Jefferson University, about what it means to "flatten the curve" when it comes to curbing the spread of coronavirus.

The wave of protests in Chile are igniting public anger over abuses by the security forces. They also are stirring stirring painful memories of a dictatorship whose abuses are still felt.

Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced new grants for AmeriCorps programs in West Virginia totaling $5 million in public/ private...

President Nicolas Maduro says public sector workers will work only on Mondays and Tuesdays. Venezuela is grappling with drought that has shrunk water levels at the country's main hydroelectric dam.

Federal authorities allege the ABC relied on classified material in its 2017 report detailing unlawful killings by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kate Ruane of the ACLU about liberal and conservative groups coming together to fight proposals by the National Park Service to place restrictions on protests.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that local law enforcement may restrict the carrying of concealed weapons.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to attorney Jamie Gorelick, who worked closely with Merrick Garland in the Bill Clinton-era Justice Department, about his background and record.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. Firass Abiad, Lebanon's former Minister of Public Health, about Israel's invasion of his country.