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It's been two weeks since the 18-year-old was shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Mo. Large crowds are expected to attend Brown's funeral Monday; his dad asked for peace after weeks of protests.

How will the Trump administrations' proposed changes to asylum rules affect asylum seekers? NPR's David Greene talks with Michelle Brané of the Women's Refugee Commission.

While people were watching the Bucks beat the Brooklyn Nets Sunday, Milwaukee health officials were busy vaccinating fans at the Fiserv Forum.

The award-winning playwright helped bring Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window to Broadway. He also talks about his provocative Slave Play, which earned 12 Tony nominations.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to reporter Ben Taub of The New Yorker about efforts to spread medical knowledge in Syria. Taub chronicles underground efforts to train doctors in Syria amid ongoing attacks by regime forces against medical personnel and facilities.

Waiting, cooking and tending bar can take a heavy toll on the body and mind. Several health-minded support services are springing up to help workers stay in the game for the long term.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tells NPR that America is still a "bright, shining city on the hill, not because we're perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day."

The Internet pioneer Yahoo just had its core business auctioned off to Verizon. Mayer was hired four years ago to turn around the company. We look back at the critical early months of her tenure.

The Internet pioneer Yahoo just had its core business auctioned off to Verizon. Mayer was hired four years ago to turn the company around. We look back at the critical early months of her tenure.

Hundreds of people have been killed in northern Nigeria this year. The violence is blamed on Boko Haram, an extremist group that claims to be fighting against westernization. Host Michel Martin learns more from NPR's Africa correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, who recently visited the town where Boko Haram was born.