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Prosecutors in Massachusetts have a court imposed deadline this week to decide how many cases they will dismiss because of a drug lab scandal that potentially tainted 24,000 criminal cases. They estimate that fewer than 1,000 cases will be re-prosecuted. The scandal involved a former state chemist found guilty of tampering with evidence.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Baltimore City Health Commissioner Leana Wen about the public health needs of the city's residents and the steps she wants to take to meet those needs.

Baltimore City Councilwoman Helen Holton tells NPR's Scott Simon she's celebrating the indictment of six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray.

For New Hampshire residents, the dueling symbols are raising questions about belief, inclusion and the separation of church and state.

A musician who’s relatively new to Northeast Ohio found inspiration in the landscape for his latest album. For this week’s Shuffle, WKSU’s Amanda...

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor for just over eight hours in support of the expiring DACA program. It was the longest House speech in more than 100 years.

Larry Nassar's sentencing will conclude Monday in Eaton County, Mich. He's already been sentenced in another county. Steve Inskeep talks to Matthew Mencarini of the Lansing State Journal.

This one was for Dad. And the Santangelo family. Scott Santangelo's new book, "The Ohio Valley Jazz Festival," is a tribute to his father, promoter Dino...

Akron is slowly building a hip-hop music scene with the help of an artist who’s new to town. Last year, Floco Torres relocated to Akron at the advice of...

Rockport, Texas, was among the hardest hit towns when Hurricane Harvey made landfall. Rachel Martin talks to Mashon Hunt, who is staying in a shelter in Austin after being evacuated from Rockport.