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Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went north, leading the Chicago Freedom Movement. Bernard Kleina and his camera were there, too — and the former priest walks NPR through his color photos.

The Oakland Police Department's interim police chief was forced to resign after just two days on the job. His departure marks the third interim chief in nine days.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday is announcing proposed regulations that aim to stop some predatory lending practices.

Pope Francis broke a Catholic Church taboo last month when he said he would create a commission to study whether women can serve as deacons — as they did in early Christianity.

Copa America Centenario, the oldest continental soccer tournament in the world, played for the first time in the U.S. Friday. Sports writer Alicia DelGallo talks about the significance of the games.

A study offers a rare look at how well toddlers are doing in low- and middle-income countries.

Hurricane season has begun. On average, Florida gets a hurricane about every two years. But there hasn't been one in nearly 11 years. This has emergency managers worried about residents' complacency.

Yaa Gyasi's debut novel traces the terrible impact of slavery on generations of an African family, beginning with two sisters in 18th century Ghana — one who stayed, and one shipped to America.

Lawmakers in New Hampshire rarely recuse themselves from voting on legislation even when that poses a serious conflict of interest.

Photographer Michael Lee Jackson of Los Angeles documents the changing landscapes of Southern California, from the spectacular super bloom of this spring to the brown hills of summer.