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Lori Lightfoot says contracts with the city's police union have been "a significant problem and challenge in getting the reforms necessary."

The place where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, is now transformed, at least temporarily, into a daily rememberance. People gather to heal, to protest and to be together.

Boaters stress that it's not an easy way of life, with constant repairs, refills of water, gas and coal — and emptying toilets' holding tanks. But in the pandemic era, a moveable home has advantages.

Communities were counting on historic levels of funding to prepare for climate change-driven disasters. Now, efforts are on hold.

After several days of peaceful protest in the capital, the president says "everything is under perfect control." More than 5,000 guardsmen from Washington and 11 states had been called in.

Storm surge warnings have been issued for the southeast Louisiana coast as well as the Mississippi coast for Sunday, with Mississippi being the hardest hit so far.

Ahead of the summer travel season, several U.S. airlines are expanding their flight schedules. But a complete recovery from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic could take years.

As part of NPR's special series, "America Reckons with Racial Injustice," listeners from across the country share their personal experience of being Black in America.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to retired Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard about President Trump's threats to mobilize the armed forces against protesters and his personal experience with racism in the military.

Researchers say police should not be using tear gas or pepper spray against protesters: They make people cough droplets and damage the airways in ways that will make people sicker from COVID-19.