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District Attorney Paul Howard announces assault and battery charges Tuesday after the release of a video showing officers using stun guns on two black young adults and yanking them from their car.

NPR's A Martinez talks to ESPN panelist and Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone about the suspension of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for sexual misconduct.

Republican struggles between establishment-backed conservatives and Tea Party rivals are a dominant feature this election season. Georgia had a crowded GOP race that is headed to a July runoff.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we speak with a 24-year-old filmmaker who’s changing the narrative about his small Louisiana hometown with a new movie. We also meet the newest general and artistic director of the New Orleans Opera and hear why food insecurity will be a top issue in Alabama’s upcoming elections.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we speak with East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome about her re-election campaign as part of our interview series with the top three candidates in the race. Plus, we hear why multiple Lafayette schools may soon close or consolidate.

With plenty of election ennui going around, NPR Books dug into the archives for new ways to look at the election storyline, including an idea of what happens when a campaign gets a dose of sci fi, fantasy and puberty, respectively.

Six-year old Jerry Morrison is obsessed with space — a love that intensifies when talking to his uncle, a NASA engineer. "I learned from you a lot," Morrison told him. "More than I could imagine."

After Senate Republicans blocked plans for an outside commission to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol, the House will vote to create a special panel for a new investigation.

The House impeachment managers filed a pretrial brief arguing former President Trump should be convicted and barred from holding future federal office after inciting an insurrection.