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In Oklahoma City, jurors convicted former police officer Daniel Holtzclaw on Thursday. He was accused of sexually assaulting 13 African-American women while he was on duty.

Politicians love to present themselves as champions of the middle class. But according to a new study from the Pew Research Center, less than half the American population now falls in that category. NPR explores what the government might do to shore up the shrinking middle class.

Commentator Brian McConnachie — a former SNL writer and an actor in 15 films — takes on a topic no one else dares to discuss: the dynamics of fighting on the roof of moving railroad trains. There's great concern for hats blowing off.

Dearborn, Mich., has the largest proportion of Arab-Americans of any city in the U.S., including many who follow Islam. People there share reactions to the week's political rhetoric regarding Muslims.

"History is here. All the conditions are met. The decisive agreement for the planet is now," French President Francois Hollande said Saturday.

After a mass shooting, a 16-year-old survivor struggles to heal. A white woman grapples with her indebtedness. And sports writers think back to when they discovered the darkness in the beautiful game.

The winners of the Confucius Peace Prize, launched in reaction to a 2010 Nobel given to a Chinese dissident, rarely acknowledge it. Even this year's winner, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, doesn't want it.

A federal appeals court hears arguments over a lawsuit challenging the Selective Service's requirement that men, but not women, register for the draft.

A new pedestrian bridge connects passengers in the U.S. directly to the Tijuana International Airport terminal. Frequent fliers say having the option has eased their travel since it opened this week.

It's been one year since the city of Detroit exited the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. New development is erupting downtown, but the city is still walking a financial tightrope.