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Zac Wyrick, 28, is training to become a firefighter in Dayton after a long delay. The city didn't think it would have enough money, and pressed for funding in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.

Dayton is spending some of its COVID aid in unexpected ways. It's not alone

Dayton, Ohio, was desperate for COVID aid to help with basic services. Now the city finds itself awash in funds, and it's looking at creative ways to spend some of the largesse.

Trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery begins

Jury selection got underway in the trial of the three white men who are charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man who was killed as he jogged through a Georgia neighborhood.

The Snitches

Sarah Bardeen reviews the latest release from the Canadian pop/punk band The Snitches, called Star Witness. (3:45) (NOTE: The Snitches Star Witness. is on Oh!Tonito Records. Catalogue #: Oh!0002.)

Commentary: Catholic Bishops

Catholic bishops are gathering in Washington, D.C., to vote on a policy on priests who sexually abuse children. The latest draft includes revisions by the Vatican. Survivors of abuse say the revisions will make it harder for the bishops to fight abuse. Commentator Hugh Burns, a Catholic priest, says bishops who assigned pedophilic priests to their parishes should be held just as responsible for sexual abuse as the priests themselves.

President George W. Bush, with national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appear at the White House Rose Garden in June 2002. Powell's time in the administration would be defined by the beginning of the war in Iraq.

PHOTOS: Colin Powell's life in public service

Colin Powell died at age 84 on Monday. He spent much of his life in the military and served in the Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush administrations.

Pelosi, Frost Vie to Replace Gephardt as Minority Leader

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX) emerge as candidates to take over the House minority leader's job. Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO) is giving up the post. Hear Rep. Richard Gephardt and NPR's David Welna.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Oct. 5, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The court is holding in-person arguments for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of officers accused of excessive force

Advocates have called for the court or Congress to reform the qualified immunity doctrine, the controversial legal defense that protects police from liability when accused of misconduct.

Sniper Suspects to Be Tried First in Virginia

The state of Virginia will have first chance to try sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17. U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft orders Muhammad transferred to Prince William County, Va. Malvo will also face trial in Virginia, where his youth would not disqualify him from a possible death sentence. NPR's News reports.

Atlanta Shooting Linked to Sniper Suspects

NPR's Joshua Levs talks with Robert Siegel about ballistics tests on a bullet that killed an Atlanta liquor store worker in September. Police say the markings on the bullet indicate they were fired by the same gun used by the sniper suspects in a Montgomery, Ala., shooting.

Eminem Tries Out Big Screen in '8 Mile'

Grammy-winner Eminem flexes his acting muscles in the new movie 8 Mile. His character may seem familiar: the movie is set in Eminem's native Detroit and he plays a struggling rap musician. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.

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