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On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down in a hotel in Los Angeles. Kennedy, a presidential hopeful who was memorialized as a liberal icon, was complicated and contradictory.

NPR's Steve Inskeep recalls a 2008 conversation with TV producer and activist Norman Lear, who revolutionized network television. He worked social commentary into sitcoms that usually avoided it.

Things got testy Monday when former President Donald Trump took the witness stand in his civil fraud trial in New York. Trump, who is the frontrunner for the GOP nomination for president.

Babe Ruth would have been 129 this week. Baseball has changed over the years, but one thing that has endured is fans' fascination with one of the greatest sluggers ever to set foot on the diamond.

Most federal taxes on rum are handed to the governments of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands — a crucial way they fund their local governments. Recently, the program isn't working as intended.

Residents of Ferguson, Mo., reflect on how the city has changed since a white police officer killed a black teenager in 2014. The death of Michael Brown sparked huge demonstrations.

Iowa Republicans on Monday hold the first nominating contest in the party's presidential race. The favorite in that race, Donald Trump, is also the clear favorite to win the caucuses.

The NY Smart I-Corridor Tech Hub encompasses the Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca, Auburn and Batavia metropolitan areas.

Omaha just elected its first Black mayor, giving this year's Juneteenth celebrations new energy. The city wants to mark the occasion by being a model for unity during a time of divisiveness.

Apple says it would fight a federal court order to help the FBI break into a dead terrorist's iPhone. The feds say they're being kept out by one of the phone's security features.