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By Richard Nelsonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-958355.mp3Murray, KY – Last month, Senate Bill 9 - also known as The…

A group of 20 companies, meeting in Chicago Tuesday, announced steps to implement a safety plan for factories in Bangladesh. The companies, including Wal-Mart, Costco and Gap, formed the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, which promises to have fire and building safety standards in place by mid-September.

The Chicago City Council approved a plan to give civilians oversight of the city's police department: the result of a years-long effort to allow residents a role in how their communities are policed.

Agents from multiple agencies are joining the investigation into Wednesday's assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, but the Biden administration says it has no plans to send troops.

"I was afraid to come forward because of Mr. Noth's power and his threats to ruin my career," Lisa Gentile said in a press conference. The actor faces multiple accusations of rape and sexual abuse.

Akron, Ohio, came together to mourn Jayland Walker, who was shot by police. As residents paid respects at his memorial service, community organizations called for police reform and accountability.

Many of the lowest-income federal student loan borrowers have had their hopes of debt cancellation delayed or derailed as a result of mismanagement, NPR found.

Offensive memes, racist songs and slurs against Black people from the cellphones and social media accounts of the three men on trial portray a history of bigotry.

What are the risks of JPMorgan Chase becoming even bigger since taking over First Republic Bank? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tomas Philipson, a former head of the White House Economic Advisers Council.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former NAACP president and longtime Virginia resident Cornell Brooks about Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's blackface scandal.