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How Ogden, Utah Has The Lowest Level Of Income Inequality

Among America's larger cities, Ogden has the highest percentage of people in the middle class according to the Census Bureau. Mayor Mike Caldwell tells Melissa Block how they got that distinction.

On Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law a bill blocking anti-discrimination rules that would protect gay and transgender people. Above, McCrory speaks during the Wake County Republican convention at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh on March 8.

North Carolina Passes Law Blocking Measures To Protect LGBT People

Charlotte recently passed an LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance. The state is banning all such local measures, present and future. It's also barring cities and counties from raising the minimum wage.

A sign welcomes visitors in downtown Cleveland days before the city hosts the Republican National Convention.

Cleveland Preps For Partying And Protests During Republican National Convention

With extra police and "rock boxes" playing music for delegates and visitors, Cleveland's leaders hope to be ready for anything during next week's Republican convention.

A protester shakes hand with a Denver Police officer during a peaceful demonstration July 11, 2016 downtown Denver.

Low-Income PoCs Still Don't Trust The Police, But Would Work With Them

While the majority of residents in high-crime, high-poverty areas have a negative view of the police, they're also willing to work with law enforcement to make communities safer.

Trapped Civilians Complicate U.S. Efforts in Northern Syria And Iraq

NPR's Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman explains U.S. and coalition efforts to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa and the ongoing fight for the Iraqi city of Mosul. Recent airstrikes in Mosul may have led to the deaths of more than one hundred civilians, including women and children.

In his opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rebuffed the panel's Democrats on the issue of executive privilege.

Senators Grill Attorney General Sessions On Russia, Comey, 'Sanctuary Cities'

The attorney general testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and defended his past comments to the panel about his contacts with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 campaign.

In California, Stockton Experiments With Guaranteed Basic Income

The city of Stockton, Calif., plans to give its poorest residents $500 a month, no strings attached. It's the first U.S. city to guarantee a basic income. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs about the plan.

Violence In Brazil Escalates, Army Is Deployed To Neighborhoods

The request for the Army to patrol areas comes days after rival members of a drug cartel started a war in Rio's most dangerous favela. Since Sunday, shootouts have become common in the area.

Cape Town Copes With Water Crisis

The South African city of Cape Town is set to run out of water in April. NPR's Michel Martin talks to local business owner Nina Elvin-Jenson about how she's dealing with the water restrictions.

The statue of Sebastián de Belalcázar, a 16th century Spanish conquistador, lies on the ground after it was pulled down by Indigenous people in Popayán, Colombia, earlier this year.

U.S. Statue Removals Inspire Indigenous People In Latin America To Topple Monuments

The latest target was a statue of Sebastián de Belalcázar, a Spanish conquistador who founded two Colombian cities and led a military campaign that killed and enslaved thousands of Indigenous people.

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