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Videos reveal a close, gory view of police dog bites

Videos reveal a close, gory view of police dog bites

Gory arrest scenes captured by smart phones and police body cameras are threatening the noble "Rin Tin Tin" image of police dogs.
by Martin Kaste

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Undefeated: For Red Lake boxers, a requiem in the ring

Undefeated: For Red Lake boxers, a requiem in the ring

Nearly every fighter who walks into Red Lake's reservation gym carries some kind of baggage. Boxing helps to cope. "It's like church," says one trainer. "It's where they escape everything. It's where they go to pray."
by John Enger

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Sexual Harassment: A Moment of Reckoning

Sexual Harassment: A Moment of Reckoning

In a new hour-long special called "Sexual Harassment: A Moment of Reckoning," NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro looks at the significance of this moment and what it could mean for the culture.
by NPR Staff

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New study finds that 4.2 million kids experience homelessness each year

New study finds that 4.2 million kids experience homelessness each year

Those numbers are growing: About half of the youth who dealt with homelessness experienced it for the first time, according to the study. Schools are often at the front line of this issue.
by Leila Fadel and Ariana Figueroa

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Ground Level: Minnesotans' trust in police is deep but divided

Ground Level: Minnesotans' trust in police is deep but divided

While Minnesotans trust police more than they do any other institution, levels of trust differ across racial, economic, geographical and political lines.
by Brandt Williams

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'Comfort woman' memorial statues, a thorn in Japan's side, now sit on Korean buses

'Comfort woman' memorial statues, a thorn in Japan's side, now sit on Korean buses

Statues symbolizing the World War II sex slaves abused by Japanese soldiers have appeared this year on Korean city buses -- including on a bus line whose doors open right in front of Japan's embassy.
by Elise Hu

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