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Supreme Court Adds Limits to Search and Consent

In a 5-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that police without a warrant cannot search a home when the residents disagree about whether the police can enter. Chief Justice John Roberts was among the dissenters, saying the ruling could have severe consequences on domestic violence cases.

Sarah Lancashire plays big-hearted police sergeant Catherine Cawood in <em>Happy Valley.</em>

The final season of the hit BBC crime series 'Happy Valley' has come to the U.S.

Sarah Lancashire plays Catherine Cawood, a big-hearted police sergeant trying to protect her grandson from his violent father. The three seasons offer a twisty and deeply satisfying emotional journey.

Game Developers Try Hard To Appeal To Professional Competitors

They may not be lifting weights to get in shape, but eSports players train hard. And they're competing hard at this year's E3 conference for video gamers in Los Angeles. Top prize is $10,000.

Polish soldiers perform a medical evacuation as part of the Anakonda exercise in Poland. More than two dozen countries, including NATO members and partner countries, took part in the largest such exercise since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

NATO War Games In Poland Get Russia's Attention

Some 30,000 troops from 20-plus nations took part in Europe's biggest military exercise since the Soviet Union collapsed. It was meant to send a message to Russia, but critics warn it could backfire.

Orange sediment laced with heavy metals is visible in the path of water coming out of the Natalie/Occidental Mine in southwestern Colorado. This mine is one of dozens on a proposed Superfund listing pending with the EPA. Several mines in the area have been leaching the tainted water for years — well before the Gold King Mine spill.

One Year After A Toxic River Spill, No Clear Plan To Clean Up Western Mines

Last August, 3 million gallons of orange wastewater flooded into Colorado's Animas River, ending up in Lake Powell. But Congress has failed to come up with a way to stop this from happening again.

Before Alejandra Galindo, 17, was identified as gifted, she was identified as an ELL, or English Language Learner.

Gifted, But Still Learning English, Many Bright Students Get Overlooked

More than 3 million U.S. schoolchildren are classified as gifted. Thousands of others, however, are never identified as gifted and remain underserved because they start school not speaking English.

Families come to SymphonyLand from all over Northeast Ohio.

Classical Music for the Very Young at Canton's "SymphonyLand"

A very young audience will get a classical music treat next week in Canton. Kindergarteners and first graders are invited to the Canton Symphony’s 44th...

As The Legal Pot Industry Booms, African-Americans Are Left Behind

Amanda Chicago Lewis investigated the effect of the War on Drugs on black entrepreneurship in the legal pot industry for six months. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to her about what is keeping black people from entering the lucrative legal pot industry.

EU Welcomes Turkey's Plan To Take Back Migrants Illegally Entering Europe

Turkey's prime minister surprised European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels by linking progress in Turkey's application to join the EU to assisting Europe with the migrant crisis.

"Most of it is is new gun owners," says Michael Weeks (left), a gun store owner in Gainesville, Ga. By one estimate, Americans have bought nearly 3 million more guns than usual since March.

Pandemic And Protests Spark Record Gun Sales

About 3 million more guns than usual have been sold since the pandemic started. And nearly half of all the sales appear to be to those buying guns for the first time.

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