Search results for

On a summer afternoon in 1946, in rural Georgia, a white mob killed four young black people in a hail of gunfire. The brutal killings -- the last mass lynching in America -- led to a national outcry. The FBI investigated, but no one was ever convicted of the murders. On Morning Edition, NPR's Renee Montagne interviews Laura Wexler, author of a book that examines the incident.

The nation's biggest insurer is starting to dole out bonuses and penalties to nearly 3,000 hospitals as it ties almost $1 billion in payments to the quality of care provided to patients.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is directly sanctioned for the first time for his role in human rights abuses.

Jurors in Ohio have convicted an 83-year-old man of murder in the shooting of an Uber driver who he thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both.

The Justice Department is preparing to release the findings of a year-long investigation into the Baltimore Police Department.

The negotiations follow VW's installation of software in its diesel vehicles that cheated on pollution tests. The dealers' sales plummeted on the news. VW will give them cash payments under the deal.

Bratton, who has also served as the police chief in Boston and Los Angeles, will step down in September, likely marking an end to a 45-year career in public life.

Trump beat Ted Cruz in the state's March 5 primary, but he may get fewer delegates because he lost the inside game there.

Early Monday morning, a fire broke out at the Florida mosque where Omar Mateen worshipped. Police say the fire was "set intentionally," and they say surveillance footage shows someone at the site.

The books published by Salaam Reads will appeal to Muslim and non-Muslim readers alike, executive editor Zareej Jaffery says — and will represent a wide range of cultural traditions within Islam.