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An aerial view of Mexico City, seen from Coyote 1, a helicopter used by the local police force. This visual work focuses on violence in the Mexican capital in recent years.

Working The Night Shift For Mexico City's Bloody Crime Tabloids

Reporting on crime for sensationalist media in the Mexican capital reveals the dark side of a city where officials have tried to keep the crime problem under wraps.

Capital Gazette Photojournalist Says There Was No Question They Would Put Out A Paper

After a shooter stormed the Capital Gazette newsroom and killed five in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday, the paper's staff still managed to put out a Friday newspaper. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with photojournalist Joshua McKerrow.

Former Capital Gazette Sports Editor Remembers John McNamara

Former Capital Gazette sports editor Gerry Jackson remembers his friend and former colleague John McNamara. McNamara was one of the five staffers who were killed Thursday in a shooting at their building in Annapolis, Md.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is trying to add work requirements to the state's Medicaid program. A judge has blocked that request.

Federal Judge Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements In Kentucky

Several states are considering requiring that Medicaid recipients work to maintain their health coverage. In Kentucky, one such requirement has been stalled in court.

President Trump and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement on Wednesday, at the public swearing-in ceremony for Justice Neil Gorsuch at the White House in April 2017. Trump will announce his pick to replace Kennedy on July 9.

Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Pick On July 9

The president said Friday that he has his list narrowed to "about five" candidates, including two women, and he may interview one or two candidates this weekend at his golf club in New Jersey.

People in front of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris during the second anniversary of the terror attacks that occurred there on November 13, 2015.

In The Shadow Of A Terrorist Attack, Rapper Is Targeted By France's Right Wing

French Muslim rapper Médine is set to perform at the Bataclan, the Paris venue attacked by Islamist terrorists in 2015. Some politicians condemn it, but some survivors say censorship isn't the answer.

Garry Mead, assistant director of detention and removal for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, answers a reporter's question in 2007 in front of cells that housed immigrant families at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas. After a suit by the ACLU, the center ended family detention, and ICE mostly avoided it until 2014.

The U.S. Has A Long, Troubled History Of Detaining Families Together

Now that President Trump no longer can separate migrant families detained at the border, his administration is preparing to lock them up together — an arrangement with many critics and legal limits.

Court Ruling Changes Course For Teachers Unions; Calif. Sues Student Loan Collector

Also this week, Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement raised questions about future Supreme Court decisions around education.

HUD And National Book Foundation Work To Promote Reading In Public Housing

The National Book Foundation has partnered with the Department of Housing and Urban Development on a literacy program aimed at getting books into the hands of kids and adults living in public housing.

Claudia Sheinbaum, the leading candidate for mayor of Mexico City and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the frontrunner for president, attend the final event of the 2018 campaign in Mexico City on Wednesday. "Just because I might look like a skinny scientist doesn't mean I'm not going to crack down on crime here. I will," she told a crowd recently.

In Mexico's Elections, Women Are Running In Unprecedented Numbers

Elections are Sunday, and more than 3,000 women are running for office. "We women will continue to work three times as hard as men," says one candidate.

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