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As if the region's coronavirus catastrophe wasn't enough, 2020 heaped human rights crises and historic hurricanes on Latin America and the Caribbean too.

Early voting continues this weekend and vote-by-mail ballots are processing as Election Day nears on Tuesday. A lot is riding on several closely-watched county races including those for top prosecutors, sheriffs, school boards and county and city leaders across the region.

Gray suffered a fatal spine injury while in custody of police. His death sparked days of peaceful protests and a night of riots. The deal still has to be approved by the Board of Estimates.

Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new settlement fund.

February 6, 2022 Bill Forster is retired, but keeping busy.

Hank Bolden is one of thousands of U.S. soldiers exposed to secret nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s. He's now using compensation money from the federal government to focus on his first love: music.

Thousands of Russian troops are taking part in war games on NATO's border, in an exercise that imagines a conflict with the West. It's the biggest show of Russian military might since the Cold War.

Laura Shapiro has likened her method of biographical research to "standing in line at the supermarket and peering into the other carts." Critic Maureen Corrigan says her resulting book is fascinating.

The Biden administration plans to unveil another strategy to fight the latest COVID-19 surge driven by the delta variant, after a series of setbacks and missteps in the battle against the pandemic.

Till Death Do You Part takes on a whole new meaning in this dramatization of the true story of Malcom Webster who married and attempted to kill a series of women to acquire their money.

Two of four local deputies involved in a shooting in Marksville, La., are charged with second-degree murder. The police chase that ended in gunfire Tuesday also left the boy's father wounded.

The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the rate for July was little changed from June's 6.1 percent.

In a leaked video that's spreading on social media, the head of a furniture giant tells her staff to focus on being better employees instead of worrying about their own financial futures.

After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

Rose was found after six and a half years living in the woods. Neighbors told rescuers they'd been feeding the stray terrier for years. Rose had run away from home in West Sussex, England.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, and was followed three hours later by an aftershock measuring 6.0. They are the…

Over the past century, small-town seed businesses have given way to global enterprises. The story of one small seed company in Nebraska helps explain what drove the transformation.

A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, "what did I risk my life for?"

Washington state is suing Motel 6 for sharing guest information with immigration agents. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the state's attorney general, Bob Ferguson, about the case and marijuana policy.