A new NPR poll shows about a third of working adults have no sick leave, even as more people are living with chronic health problems that require regular care.
Steve Inskeep talks to Cameron McLay, the chief of police in Pittsburgh, about how the shootings last week in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas have affected his department.
Demonstrations erupted across the country over the weekend, in spite of Thursday's sniper attack on police officers in Dallas at the end of a Black Lives Matter protest.
Renee Montagne talks to Tracey Meares, a member of the president's task force on 21st Century Policing, about prospects for reform in police departments across the country after the attack on Dallas.
The crisis in police-community relations again calls for a strong role for the church, but some black religious leaders fear they have lost the initiative to other groups like Black Lives Matter.
Decades ago, Citgo Petroleum put a giant sign atop a building. Marathoners see it near the finish line. The building is being sold, and a commission will consider whether the sign is a landmark.
When a jailer suddenly slumped forward and lay motionless, some Texas inmates burst out of a holding cell. Still shackled, they were able to make enough noise to summon help for the guard in distress.
Church's across Dallas overflowed with messages of love and of unity. We hear about some Sunday church services in the city following Thursday night's attack on police officers.
President Obama will visit Dallas on Tuesday and attend a memorial for the five police officers killed by a sniper. The city is mourning their deaths and looking for ways to heal.
Steve Inskeep talks to commentator and columnist Cokie Roberts and Jonah Goldberg of the National Review about last week's tragic shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas.