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The decision reverses the use of consent decrees to ensure accountability of law enforcement agencies. It comes days before the anniversary of George Floyd's murder by a police officer.

In Last Stop on Market Street, a little boy goes on a journey with his grandmother. Along the way he meets many interesting passengers and learns to recognize the blessings right in front of him.

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Nsikan Akpan, health and science editor at WNYC/Gothamist, about the poliovirus emergecy disaster declaration in New York state.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his administration are facing multiple investigations, and key members of his team are leaving their positions.

Capt. Cristian Granucci called an impending vaccine requirement "total tyranny" and threatened to sue his own union. The rules go into effect in October, and those who don't comply could get fired.

Illinois cities and towns of fewer than 50,000 residents are still waiting on the last round of COVID relief funding.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is leading a task force on poverty for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He tells Michele Norris about his plan to fight poverty, homelessness and other issues facing his city and others around the nation.

The Maryland legislature has blocked a proposed state takeover of 11 Baltimore schools. The schools have limped along for years with low student achievement. The school district says it's fixing the problems. But state officials are skeptical.

Being made to stand in a blue box painted on the sidewalk in Orlando might not be your idea of fun. But city legislators are coming up with this and other tactics to deal with what is being called "aggressive panhandling." Robert Siegel talks with Maria Foscarinis of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty about both sides of the legal questions surrounding panhandling, civil rights, and how cities trying to improve their image are dealing with the problem.