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State senator cleared of criminal charges

State Sen. Darius Brown is cleared of misdemeanor charges related to his arrest back in May.

Antonio Brown, shown here during a game earlier this month in New Jersey, has officially been released from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers release Antonio Brown after Sunday's mid-game walkout

After Sunday's game, Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians told media that Antonio Brown was "no longer a Buc," due to his third-quarter walkout in the team's game against the New York Jets.

Philadelphia fire department probes deadly fire that tore through a duplex home

At least 12 people were killed, including eight children, in a fire at a Philadelphia row house. Investigators are looking for a cause.

A closed mill in Beijing no longer makes steel but it has purpose in the Olympics

A once sprawling steel and iron mill will form the backdrop for some of the events during the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. And parts of the complex have been converted to snow making facilities.

First responders across the country are hit hard by the omicron variant

In Dallas, large numbers of police officers and firefighters have called in sick this week because of COVID-19. The shortfall in personnel has led to staffing challenges.

Teachers tell NPR that exploring previous precedents can help students make sense of what happened on Jan. 6. For example: when invading British troops attacked Washington and set fire to the U.S. Capitol in 1814.

8 ways teachers are talking about Jan. 6 in their classrooms

A year after a pro-Trump mob invaded the U.S. Capitol, teachers say they want students to grapple with the uncomfortable facts of the day.

Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the principals in the Plessy V. Ferguson court case, pose for a photograph in front of a historical marker in New Orleans, on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Homer Plessy, the namesake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1896 "separate but equal" ruling, was granted a posthumous pardon, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022.

126 years after the 'separate but equal' ruling, Homer Plessy is pardoned

Plessy was arrested trying to board a "whites-only" train car. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson ushered in an era of laws that kept schools, housing and other venues segregated.

Young Roma writers find inspiration in Amanda Gorman's poetry

Young writers who are Roma, Europe's largest ethnic minority, see their own struggles in Amanda Gorman's poetry, and are translating her new book into Hungarian.

New NPR podcast: 'The Limits with Jay Williams'

Former basketball star and ESPN reporter Jay Williams has a new podcast with NPR. It's about getting beyond a successful person's resume and learning about their motivations and back stories.

Rep. Mark Finchem, of Arizona, gestures as he speaks during an election rally in Richmond, Va., in October.

Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting

An NPR analysis found at least 20 Republican candidates for secretary of state offices in 2022 who doubt Joe Biden's 2020 victory.

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