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March 7 marks the 58th anniversary of the attack on civil rights activists in Selma, Alabama. Residents there are still recovering from tornadoes that ripped through the city in January.

What's the biggest political story of the year? It's too hard to decide. You can vote in our March Madness-style contest of 64 eye-popping stories that made waves in 2017.

The criminal-justice system in the United States is one layer of government that may feel the impact of illegal immigrants.

We explore the pop cultural impact of "Cha Cha Slide" — a perennial wedding reception and family reunion hit.

Aretha Franklin died in 2018 and her children have been locked in a legal battle over her will. A Michigan probate court ruled a four-page, hand-written document can legally be considered her will.

Cohen, a former Trump lawyer and onetime loyal ally, testified against the former president in a civil trial that threatens Trump's business empire.

David Greene talks to Derrick Johnson, interim president and CEO of the NAACP, about Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, Va. He says President Trump gives permission for hate to thrive.

Federal courts in Northern Oklahoma have gotten busy since 2020, when the Supreme court ruled half the state is Tribal land. Now a Cherokee woman is joining the federal bench there.

Coronavirus has shed light on centuries of racial economic inequality. NPR's podcast The Indicator from Planet Money looks at how COVID-19 and the recession are hitting black Americans hard.

Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.