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In Shot All To Hell, author Mark Lee Gardner explores the roots of James' life of crime following the Civil War.

A Michigan aviation museum has until Oct. 1 to save a historic factory from the wrecking ball. The Yankee Air Museum still needs to raise more than $3 million to rebuild part of the huge Willow Run bomber plant, where Rosie the Riveter worked during World War II. (This piece initially aired on Aug, 4. 2013, on All Things Considered)

The winner of California's open U.S. Senate seat is guaranteed to make history. One would be the first Indian-American senator. The other would be the first Latina. But for all those firsts, voters aren't engaged with the race.

Hillary Clinton has been working to attract more black voters, and President Obama also made an appeal for her. Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, who is a Clinton supporter.

Volkswagen announced Tuesday it is in advanced talks with the Justice Department on a settlement agreement to end a criminal probe into its diesel cheating scheme. The company said it would pay civil and criminal fines of $4.3 billion.

The Democrat now leads Donald Trump by more than 2 million votes, as counting continues in California. But don't expect electors to overturn the result or for the Electoral College to be eliminated.

NPR's Noel King talks with commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of U.S.-Russia relations.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is said to be the most unpopular politician in Spain's recent democratic history. Still, he is likely to emerge the winner of the general elections on Sunday.

Chicago's department is the latest to be in the spotlight for shooting a black man, which critics say is evidence of a long history of the city's police using excessive force on minorities.

Tourists on Capitol Hill this week talk about how they feel about impeachment — and their opportunity to watch a historic event play out before their eyes.