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While the death of George Floyd has sparked protests around the world, Kenya — which has a notoriously brutal police force with roots in the colonial era — has seen few demonstrations.

The stabbing attack happened at an apartment complex where refugee families live, according to police, and six of those injured are children. A 30-year-old man was booked into jail.

The band REM is releasing a 25th anniversary edition of their album Automatic for the People. NPR's Scott Simon talks to R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Mike Mills about their hit album.

In Somalia, photographer Nichole Sobecki saw how the worsening drought is transforming people's lives.

As inflation reached a 40 year high in June, NPR's Michel Martin asks food pantry administrator Amy Corron, realtor Somone Wilder and economist Kathryn Edwards how Americans are managing financially.

Election officials fear a massive shortage of poll workers for the general election as older people opt out of their normal election-year service due to concerns over the coronavirus.

The Motown hit landed at a turning point in civil rights — and where Black Power movements flourished, the song followed. Scott Simon explores why, with a little help from singer Martha Reeves.

Forty years ago today, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., announced final plans for a march on Washington for his Poor People's Campaign. One of his most ambitious political goals, it was aimed at eliminating poverty, regardless of race. Author David Shipler revisits King's vision.

Ethan Saylor, a young man with Down Syndrome, died after an altercation with police. The case has raised questions about the way cops deal with people who have mental disabilities. Host Michel Martin discusses Saylor's case with parents and a former policeman.

"There's really no common sense attached when able-bodied people approach disabled people," says activist Imani Barbarin, who started the hashtag.