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A range of crime data has been going around to make the argument that Washington, D.C., is — or isn't — safe. We talk to crime experts to make sense of it all.

Parade, the Tony Award-winning musical about the 1915 lynching of a Jewish man, begins its run in Washington, D.C., amid an antisemitic backlash against the show's subject.

For years, research has shown a digital divide when it comes to schools teaching about new technologies. Educators worry that this could leave some students behind in an AI-powered economy.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about how the city has been working to reduce violent crime, now at historic lows, according to city data.

Texas state Rep. Mihaela Plesa says Democrats' two-week walkout created a "nationwide movement," but she's ready to make a legal case against redistricting.

A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council found contamination from neonicotinoid pesticides exceeding federal standards in Michigan waterways.

The Aid Worker Security Database, which has compiled reports since 1997, said the number of killings rose from 293 in 2023 to 383 in 2024, including over 180 in Gaza.

Michigan is joining more than a dozen other states in suing the U.S. Department of Energy over a policy that reduces funding to help states run energy efficiency programs.

A circuit court judge in Lansing has denied a request by Enbridge to put a hold on the state court case filed by Attorney General Dana Nessel. The AG took Enbridge to court six years ago.

Detroit Remediation Forest aims to draw attention to, and mitigate harms from, air pollution in the city.