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Fifty years ago, a multi-racial coalition of students shut down the campus of San Francisco State College demanding a curriculum that reflected their history.

Democrats are gathering for their national convention in Denver with the party divided and the country mired in an unpopular war. The situation was similar 40 years ago when Democrats convened in Chicago, amid battles between protesters and police. What happened then still influences political protests today.

States have been culling their Medicaid rolls since pandemic coverage protections expired last year. But more than a dozen states have also expanded access for lower-income people, including children.

For decades, construction of smaller, entry-level homes has been falling. But there are ways to find an affordable first home, and the changing market may help.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Daniel Roher, director of the documentary Navalny, about the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader.

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech at the March on Washington. Part of his speech was impromptu and those words became a pillar of the civil rights movement.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kim Wehle {WAIL-ee}, professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, about the Supreme Court's final decisions this term.

D.O.J. gave Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and set up a $1.8 billion fund for victims of "government weaponization." Former government lawyer Andrew Weissmann explains the settlement.

This week 25 years ago, policemen were acquitted in the savage beating of African-American Rodney King. Five days of riots, arson and looting ensued, fueled by deep-rooted tensions that persist today.

FDA advisors approve Moderna booster shots. Steve Bannon faces criminal contempt charges in the Jan. 6 investigation. And, the trial on the death of Ahmaud Arbery begins next week.