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On April 27, 1865, a steamboat named the Sultana exploded and sank while transporting Union soldiers up the Mississippi. An estimated 1,800 people died, but few today have heard of this disaster.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jenn White, the host of "16 Shots," a podcast from WBEZ and The Chicago Tribune, about the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald and the city's long history of division between law enforcement and African-Americans.

Student debt cancellation is a prominent issue among young voters, but it's not the sole driving issue organizers are pushing before Election Day.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is skipping a NATO meeting, but he is planning to travel to Russia next month. His travel schedule is raising alarms in Europe.

Fort Wayne, Ind., is home to one of the largest Burmese refugee populations in the U.S. One public high school there is helping them meet high expectations.

The family of Sam DuBose is asking the Hamilton County Prosecutor to retry Ray Tensing a third time.

"Very few things are funnier than a bunch of people ... treating something with very high stakes that is ultimately incredibly dumb," Rogen says. His new film is about the making of The Room.

In a new video, the NRA says it supports state laws that allow temporary removal of guns from people deemed to be a threat. But gun control groups are skeptical: "The devil is in the details."

In Ramin Bahrani's new film, a man forces others out of their homes in an effort to save his own. Critic David Edelstein says 99 Homesshines a spotlight on a "poisonous financial ecosystem."

Speculation turned into confirmation Sunday night for Ohio State football fans when the Bowl Championship Series games were announced. This is the second…