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The Marines are being tested in California's Mojave Desert to see if they have what it takes to serve in ground combat units. Injuries in earlier training kept a dozen women from getting that far.

As Americans move toward more favorable views of pot, politicians are moving, too — in some cases.

Shereen Marisol Meraji is the co-host and senior producer of NPR's Code Switch podcast. She didn't grow up listening to public radio in the back seat of her parent's car. She grew up in a Puerto Rican and Iranian home where no one spoke in hushed tones, and where the rhythms and cadences of life inspired her story pitches and storytelling style. She's an award-winning journalist and founding member of the pre-eminent podcast about race and identity in America, NPR's Code Switch. When she's not telling stories that help us better understand the people we share this planet with, she's dancing salsa, baking brownies or kicking around a soccer ball.

Some might call it educational Darwinism. Others would say it’s simply the charter school bargain playing out as it was intended.But this much is clear:…

The St. Louis County Police Department arrested a suspect in the shooting that wounded two police officers last Thursday in Ferguson, Mo. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Emanuele Berry of St. Louis Public Radio about the arrest and investigation.

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch identified the suspect who has been charged in the shooting as Jeffrey Williams, 20. He has been charged with two counts of first-degree assault.

The film by Orson Welles was inspired by media mogul William Randolph Hearst, who hated it with a passion. But this weekend, the film was finally shown at Hearst's legendary California castle.

An independent monitor's report on the Denver Police Department's use of body-worn cameras found that during a six-month trial run, just one in four use-of-force incidents was actually recorded.

NPR's Arun Rath talks with correspondent Cheryl Corley, reporting from Ferguson, Mo., after two police officers were shot this week and the city's embattled police chief resigned.

Ellen Pao testified in a San Francisco court as part of her $16 million gender discrimination lawsuit against a former employer. NPR's Arun Rath talks with Wired's Davey Alba about the trial.