Analysis

Officers stand watch at the intersection of West North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue as protesters walk for Freddie Gray in Baltimore in April. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van.

National

Police Rethink Tactics Amid New Technologies And Social Pressure

9:24pm May 14, 2015

by Martin Kaste

One officer says relations with the public are "about as bad as I've seen," as a take-charge method of policing collides with a more skeptical citizenry that can record and disseminate video anywhere.

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David Letterman, seen here snapping a selfie with his replacement Stephen Colbert, will step down next week as host of the Late Show.

Arts

David Letterman's Top 10 Late-Night Memories (Well, Not Really)

5:05pm May 14, 2015

by Eric Deggans

No one has been a late-night TV host longer than David Letterman, who retires Wednesday after 33 years. Here's what he told TV Critic Eric Deggans about leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater one last time.

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Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks Wednesday before the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, where he laid out his

4 Questions For Republicans On Foreign Policy

4:51pm May 14, 2015

by Mara Liasson

Republicans are critical of President Obama's foreign policy with the rise of the Islamic State militant group and the Iran negotiations. But the GOP faces its own challenges related to world affairs.

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United States Steel Mon Valley Works Edgar Thomson Plant, 2013, from The Notion of Family (Aperture, 2014).

A Rust Belt Story Retold, Through Portraits Of The Women Who Lived It

3:18pm May 13, 2015

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

LaToya Ruby Frazier's photography tells the story of the black community living in the shadow of Andrew Carnegie's first steel mill through portraits of her grandmother, her mother and herself.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to step onto the national stage with his progressive

NYC Mayor Seeks National Spotlight, New 'Contract With America'

11:17am May 12, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Just two years into his job as mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio is unveiling a progressive "Contract With America" in Washington. But critics back home say it's all too much, too soon.

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Then-President George W. Bush jokes with his brother Jeb, the then-Florida governor, in 2006. Jeb Bush has been asked before, and is sure to be again, how he would distinguish himself from his brother.

Jeb Bush Would Have Authorized Iraq War — Even Knowing What We Know Now

10:46pm May 11, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The Bush last name is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to Jeb Bush's becoming president. He says he is his own man, but over the weekend he said he would also have authorized the Iraq War.

Politics In The News: Patriot Act

8:26pm May 11, 2015

by Cokie Roberts

Lawmakers in Congress will be negotiating whether to extend the Patriot Act. That's the law written following the September 11th attacks, designed to thwart future acts of terrorism in the U.S.

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The Slants Frontman Fights Government To Register His Band's Name

10:38pm May 08, 2015

by Kat Chow

Simon Tam, the founder and bassist of The Slants, has spent six years trying to register his group's name. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says the name disparages Asians.

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Kermit the Frog speaks to Gonzo the Great in a scene from ABC's The Muppets.

Arts

ABC Brings Muppets Back To Prime Time As News Emerges About Fall Shows

6:21pm May 08, 2015

by Eric Deggans

TV networks officially reveal fall schedules next week, but word has already spread on some new shows and cancellations. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says early trends include more diversity, big names.

Workers unload cargo at the Port of Portland's Terminal 6 in Portland, Ore.

Would More Trade Help The Job Market Run Faster Or Trip It Up?

3:48pm May 08, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Friday's jobs report showed tepid wage growth in April. Hours after its release, President Obama gave a speech arguing that a new trade deal would strengthen the labor market. Opponents disagree.