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Rep. Ted Lieu and others have called for an investigation into the U.S. role in airstrikes on civilians in Yemen. David Greene talks to Human Rights Watch's Kristine Beckerle about who is accountable.

A juror said a lone holdout prevented Paul Manafort from being convicted of all 18 charges against him. Newly released transcripts detail the drama in the jury room.

Jan Scannell is a 32-year-old former accountant with a dream: to establish a national holiday in South Africa like July 4 called Braai Day. Braai is a South African barbecue of meat or vegetables over wood embers.

In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump outlined his plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which has long been a rallying cry for the Republican Party. But how realistic is it? NPR takes a closer look at the president's proposal to overhaul the health care system.

A report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office says the U.S. is on track to forgive at least $108 billion in student debt. This is due to the number of people who have enrolled in plans the Obama administration promoted to help borrowers avoid default. The GAO report finds the Education Department also understated the cost of these plans. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Danielle Douglas-Gabriel of The Washington Post.

Nursing homes have accounted for nearly half of COVID-19 deaths in some states. Why have they been so vulnerable to the virus, and what could improve that in the future?

A new Government Accountability Office report shows the Census Bureau is behind on recruiting 2020 census workers, and notes security challenges for the census website expected to roll out in a month.

Full-day kindergarten, no more attendance-based funding, studying an “adequate” education—these are some of the changes a task force wants.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Charles Coleman Jr., a civil rights lawyer and former prosecutor, about the three men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.

After finding former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling guilty on several counts in their conspiracy and fraud trial, the jury of eight women and four men met with reporters to explain their thinking.