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Veteran Philadelphia prosecutor Robert Zauzmer is heading up a key priority in the final year of Obama's presidency. He tells NPR he has seen too many unfair sentences levied for low-level offenders.

The gunshot-detection microphones used by the Dayton Police Department dispatched officers to West Dayton over 2,200 times over the last two years.

Three states will be watched closely on Election Day as the ballots roll in: Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. NPR's reporters in each state discuss the voting scenes.

The celebrated artist and his husband, Scott Walters, are accused of drugging and raping a young singer in Houston, Texas, in May 2010.

A man is trapped in prison for a made-up crime. He's overwhelmed by hopelessness and anger. That is until he hears a knock on the wall ... and words from another time and place.

Designated as frontline essential workers, some educators see a path out of "the lion's den."

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Iceberg Interference, Super Oinkers and Fancy Dirty Pants.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Devil in a Blue Dress, Evil, and more.

Sometimes the right lullaby sends my kids off to dreamland so fast it makes me feel like I have a parenting superpower. Turns out the wonder of lullabies is confirmed by scientific research.

A volunteer curator in Philadelphia puts on art exhibits to raise awareness of lives lost to gun violence.