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The news of Jeffrey Epstein's death, apparently by suicide, while in a federal jail cell has left many people outraged. But it has also left many wondering how it was possible.

Influenced by jazz, the Kingston-born vocalist revolutionized the art of occupying a space with his words. "Before U-Roy, no one was toasting," Grammy winner Sean Paul tells NPR.

A constitutional law professor whose work is cited extensively by Trump lawyers in their impeachment defense brief says his work has been seriously misrepresented.

When the Trump administration moved two of the Agriculture Department's research agencies to Kansas City, many of the experienced employees left. Fixing this will be tricky for President Biden.

Black History Month grew from a weeklong celebration that started nearly 100 years ago — and it's not random that it's in February.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig about his testimony during a recent Jan. 6 committee hearing.

The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in a key environmental case, WV v. EPA, says the federal agency lacks authority to use greenhouse gas emissions caps to force fossil fuel power plants out of business.

President Bush talks with a bipartisan group of senators at the White House in an effort to end the stalemate over the immigration bill. The meeting may have given new life to an immigration bill that appeared to be stalled two weeks ago. Republicans, however, remain divided over the bill.

The lawsuit accused them of causing a health crisis by distributing 81 million pills over eight years in one West Virginia county ravaged by opioid addiction.

The sides disagree on whether there should be a special master at all, and how the document review actually should work. Former U.S. attorney Chuck Rosenberg discusses their possible considerations.