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Jury Finds Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger Guilty Of Murder

A jury found former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder when she killed her neighbor after she mistook his apartment for her own. The jury now begins sentencing deliberations.

A Look At Attorney General Barr's Involvement In The Ukraine Controversy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mary McCord, former acting assistant attorney general for national security, about Attorney General Bill Barr's involvement in the Ukraine affair.

Crime Stats Up Near Lane Community College's Downtown Campus; No Hate Crimes Reported Yet In 2019

Crime reports have spiked around Lane Community College’s downtown Eugene campus. 2018 data for LCC’s downtown campus shows 24 crimes in public spaces…

People at the Seoul Railway Station watch a newscast showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch. North Korea on Wednesday fired projectiles toward its eastern sea, South Korea's military said, in an apparent display of its expanding military capabilities ahead of planned nuclear negotiations with the United States this weekend.

North Korea May Have Taken Step Toward Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

The ballistic missile traveled about 280 miles, landing in the Sea of Japan. If capable of submarine launch it would represent a significant advance in North Korea's missile program.

A worker cuts black granite to make a countertop. Though granite, marble and "engineered stone" all can produce harmful silica dust when cut, ground or polished, the artificial stone typically contains much more silica, says a CDC researcher tracking cases of silicosis.

Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops

Irreversible lung disease has started to show up among young workers who cut, grind and polish countertops made of increasingly popular "engineered" stone. The material is more than 90% silica.

Bob Orozco, 89, leads his fitness class at the YMCA in Laguna Niguel, Calif. He teaches 11 classes each week at the facility. Orozco may be an outlier, still working at 89, but statistics show that there may be more people like him in the near future. About 1 in 4 adults age 65 and older is now in the workforce.

Older Americans Are Increasingly Unwilling — Or Unable — To Retire

People age 65 and older make up the fastest-growing group of workers in the U.S. Some want to work; some have to work — and their numbers are changing how we view retirement.

Big Thief's 'Forgotten Eyes' Meditates On Human Connection

Big Thief's second album of 2019, Two Hands, is out later this month. "Forgotten Eyes," the latest single, calls out for compassion.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a news conference in Rome on Wednesday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Confirms He Was On Trump's Call With Zelenskiy

The secretary of state confirms he was listening to the conversation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the July 25 call that sparked an impeachment inquiry.

Trump Administration And House Panels Battle Over Impeachment Inquiry

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is pushing back against House Democrats. Pompeo has ordered State Department staff to decline congressional requests for cooperation.

Watch Lizz Wright Perform 'Strange Fruit' In Honor Of Billie Holiday

Lizz Wright stuns with a somber version of "Strange Fruit," made famous by Billie Holiday, during the 2019 NPR Music Turning the Tables opening concert at Lincoln Center.

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