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Bill McLeod posted that he would one day love to run for Texas' supreme court. The state's constitution says for a county judge to announce candidacy for another office means automatic resignation.

Melissa Block talks with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. As the chief-elected official of the county, Jenkins is also responsible for the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department.

Kenyan electoral authorities have indefinitely delayed voting in some counties after clashes. The situation is particularly tense in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu.

A solid majority on the Bloomington City Council favors creating a citizen review board for police complaints.There's less certainty about one provision…

Walla Walla, Wash., has among the highest per capita COVID-19 rates in the U.S. But the county's public health director says it's not his job to reach unvaccinated people in his community.

Willis defeated six-term Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, and her former boss, in Tuesday's runoff. Howard has been dogged by scandal, including his handling of the Rayshard Brooks case.

Note: This post has been revised to reflect new developments.The mother of a 10-year-old boy who was handcuffed by Bloomington police and photographed in…

Friday marks 65 years since the Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. NPR's David Greene talks to John A. Stokes, one of the student plaintiffs.

Advocates working to address racial health disparities call the study about Black physicians "groundbreaking" and "a wakeup call."

The Federal Reserve Board is often in the news and it's because they play a significant role in determining this country's monetary policy. But, just who…