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The horror of lynchings has always been a part of my ancestral memory. But knowing the real story of my own family's brush with lynching? It made it real.

Arizona teachers headed back to school Friday after a six-day walkout. On Thursday, the governor signed a new education funding bill. Walkouts across the country have started a national conversation about teacher pay.

President Trump has a lot of lawyers — personal attorneys, members of the White House counsel's office and people he asks for casual legal advice. How do they all communicate? What happens if there's conflict? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Bob Bauer, former White House counsel under President Obama, about how those teams interact.

The Swedish Academy — the body that awards Nobel Prizes — has announced that the literature prize will not be given this year. The decision follows a spate of infighting and allegations of sexual misconduct against the husband of an Academy member.

President Trump and Vice President Pence addressed the National Rifle Association at its annual convention under as much pressure as ever following students protests after the deadly Parkland, Fla., shooting.

The reactions to Kanye West's noisy rightward lurch illustrate some important dynamics about black voting behavior and why a country with many black conservatives has so few black Republicans.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Orange Beauties, It's In Your Jeans! and Everybody Must Get Drunk.

Midway University in Kentucky trains students in equine management, and the campus is surrounded by barns and paddocks.

Wolf stands by her controversial performance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner: "I wouldn't change a single word." Wagner talks about her search for the roots of her mixed-race ancestry.

Dozens of people in bright orange shirts told the New Orleans City Council they supported a new power plant. Now The Lens reports that at least some were paid to show up and told what to say.