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Striking sanitation workers and their supporters are flanked by bayonet-wielding National Guard troops and armored vehicles during a march on City Hall in Memphis, Tenn., on March 29, 1968, one day after a similar march erupted in violence, leaving one person dead and several injured.

When MLK Was Killed, He Was In Memphis Fighting For Economic Justice

The city's sanitation workers wanted better working conditions and higher pay, but they needed help strategizing. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis to help.

I Felt Fine, But Tested Positive For The Coronavirus. What's That Really Mean?

Science writer Robin Marantz Henig has written about dangerous emerging pathogens for 30 years. But none of what she learned could shed light on her own confusing encounter with this virus.

Catastrophic bushfires burned through areas of Australia's Victoria state on Feb. 7, 2009, a day commonly referred to as Black Saturday. The fires were the most deadly ever recorded in Australia.

Sell Or Stay? Australia's Fire Zone Experiment

After deadly 2009 wildfires, authorities offered to buy property to encourage people to move. Few accepted. The questions raised by Australia's experience are freshly urgent after its latest fires.

Melissa Kelsey drove for Lyft and Uber in Columbus, but the coronavirus made demand plummet.

Coronavirus In Ohio: Women And Young People Hit Harder By Job Losses

Carmine Ballard graduated from The Ohio State University in 2016, with two Bachelor of Arts degrees— one in psychology, another in women's and gender…

A Syrian child poses atop a stack of neutralized shells at a metal scrapyard on the outskirts of Maaret Misrin town in the northwestern Idlib province, Syria last week.

Syria's Civil War Started A Decade Ago. Here's Where It Stands

The conflict has not only pitted the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad against a band of rebels, but drawn the U.S., Iran, Russia and Turkey, among others, into a complex proxy war.

U.S. military guards arrive for their sunrise shift at Camp Delta at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Military Documents Detail Life At Guantanamo

Thousands of pages of secret military reports obtained by The New York Times and shared with NPR put a name, a history and a face on some of the hundreds of men held at the detention camp.

Here are 25 movies we can't wait to watch this fall

Here are the new releases coming your way between now and Thanksgiving — we've got award contenders, goofy comedies, a smattering of romance, plenty of anti-heroes, and a musical documentary in LEGOs.

Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center, joining slew of artist exits

The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.

While air traffic controllers welcome an infusion of more than $12 billion to modernize their equipment, some controllers say they are under pressure due to other issues, such as grueling schedules, mandatory overtime and stagnating pay.

Air traffic controllers say a push to modernize equipment won't fix deeper problems

Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address problems like grueling schedules and stagnating pay that are hurting morale.

A rendering from the Trump administration's proposal shows what the fencing would look like, when open, looking south toward the White House from H Street.

Trump wants a permanent fence around the D.C. park known for White House protests

The Trump administration wants to install permanent fencing around Lafayette Park, directly outside the White House. It's long been a popular spot for protesters, who worry barriers will change that.

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