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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with attorney Benjamin Crump about the arrest of two men in connection with Arbery's death.

Coronavirus has brought life in Italy to a standstill. The only sounds on the streets these days are birds, church bells — and songs for healthcare workers from Italians on their apartment balconies.

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember the legacy of computer scientist Larry Tesler, the man who came up the copy-and-paste function. Tesler died this week at the age of 74.

Delta Airlines and the energy company BP are going carbon-neutral, a big challenge for two businesses that have emitted carbon in large amounts for decades.

A 14-year-old boy from Lexington, Ky., has solved a Rubik's Cube in less than five seconds. As Guinness World Records declares this a record-breaker, we hear how NPR covered a Rubik's Cube competition in 1981.

Religious leaders discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and how people of faith are navigating politics. NPR speaks to Pastor Russell Moore, head of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention and Rabbi David Wolpe of the Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.

North Carolina has become one of the most hotly contested battleground states in presidential elections. One of the reasons is that the state's population is growing and becoming more diverse.

Eileen Kushner strove — and strove, and strove — to overcome a learning disability diagnosed later in her life. But Kushner, who was inspired by Edison, found a crucible in her job at McDonald's.

Barbie commercials have come a long way since the 1950s, when one ad encouraged girls to want to get married. Today's commercials market the doll to boys and show girls dreaming about their careers.

Residents and visitors in Paris are mourning the victims of Friday's bomb and gun attacks that killed 129, and injured hundreds more. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with reporter Lauren Frayer.