County officials tout the financial benefits of the controversial centers.

The department distributes billions in federal money and plays a key role in regulating student services.

The remains of hundreds of tenant farmers are being moved from the former Oak Hill tobacco plantation.

The county says developers have missed required payments and failed to meet an agreed-upon timeline.

Maggie Clemmons is on leave amid review of workplace culture and harassment allegations.

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins' ouster follows pushback on DEI by some conservative alumni.

The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.

The man charged with shooting and killing a couple outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. was once a member of a far-left political group. That is raising concerns about domestic extremism.

Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin took a trip to Minneapolis and spoke to the city's mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison and national civil rights attorney Ben Crump to reflect on how the city and nation have changed.

People blame gun violence on different things depending on their political leanings. But Jens Ludwig, an economist at the University of Chicago, has found a different reason behind it. Today, we bring you a story on solutions to gun violence.

Adolphus Hailstork's 2022 requiem cantata "A Knee on the Neck" pays tribute to George Floyd. NPR speaks with librettist Herbert Martin, who initiated the work, five years after police killed Floyd in Minneapolis.