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Earlier this month, an unarmed Mexican national was shot and killed by police in Pasco, Washington. The attorney who represented Michael Brown's family in Ferguson, Missouri has stepped into the case.

Wisconsin Republicans are fast-tracking a "right to work" bill to Gov. Scott Walker. The law aims to weaken private sector unions by letting employees opt out of paying dues.

A suicide prevention program trains middle and high school students as peer mentors — shaping school culture and behavior around pillars of support.

Apple will be rolling out a more diverse set of emojis with browner — and yellower — skin tones. Here's the science behind how they come up with the colors.

Cory Turner edits and reports for the NPR Ed team.

Did daring stories of fugitive slaves perhaps move the national political needle toward abolition?

Gov. Jack Markell is tapping Collins J. “C.J.” Seitz, Jr. for a spot on the Delaware Supreme Court.Markell announced his choice of the corporate lawyer…

Our sense of smell isn't simply a powerful trigger. It's a draw to scientists — and to a flourishing subculture in Los Angeles, where amateur perfumers collect fragrances like others collect stamps.

Richard Gonzales is NPR's National Desk Correspondent based in San Francisco. Along with covering the daily news of region, Gonzales' reporting has included medical marijuana, gay marriage, drive-by shootings, Jerry Brown, Willie Brown, the U.S. Ninth Circuit, the California State Supreme Court and any other legal, political, or social development occurring in Northern California relevant to the rest of the country.

Global shipping companies are looking for other seaports to unload their goods, including those in Canada and along the East Coast of the U.S.