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Police in a Minneapolis suburb are investigating the shooting of a motorist, apparently by an officer. The incident came to light through a Facebook Live video posted by the driver of the car.

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Bryn Stole, a crime reporter for The Advocate, about the police shooting of Alton Sterling and the resulting protests in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday night.

The most critical question in Afghanistan today is whether the Afghan military can keep the country safe from the Taliban. An NPR team went looking for the answer, and two of the group were killed.

The debate over how to overhaul the $10 billion Veterans Choice program is the latest skirmish between those who would like to privatize the VA and supporters of government health care.

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 ex-offenders. Now, the state's Republicans are suing the governor, who they say overstepped his authority.

Looking back at the last century of presidents, none has strongly campaigned for his chosen successor.

Texas launched a digital ad campaign in London this holiday weekend — urging British companies to "declare Independence from high taxes" and move to the Lone Star State.

"Think of being in a train crash," says one survivor. Now, think of a train crash made of a mountainside. This is an avalanche — and surviving one will take expertise, equipment and a lot of luck.

How weird has the 2016 election been? Let us count the ways...

Markets reacted quickly and negatively to the U.K. referendum results. But Lord Mervyn King, who spent 10 years as the governor of the Bank of England, says some of the dire warnings are overblown.