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Actor Fred Ward dies. He had the right stuff in movies from 'Tremors' to 'The Player'

Ward died on Sunday at age 79.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the case of a 94-year-old Minneapolis grandmother whose condominium was seized for failure to pay property taxes. The case is important because Minnesota is one of 20 states that handle the sale of such defaulted properties without sharing the proceeds with the previous owner when the property is sold.

Supreme Court seems to tilt strongly toward grandmother in property rights case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard its last scheduled argument of the term — a case brought by a 94-year-old grandmother in Minneapolis whose condo was seized for failure to pay property taxes.

Some major rental search sites will show extra monthly "junk fees" that can surprise consumers and make a place less affordable.

Shocked by those extra monthly apartment fees? 3 big rental sites plan to reveal them

Surprise charges for things like paying rent online or removing trash can add up and make an apartment less affordable. Advocates warn they can also put renters at risk for debt or even eviction.

Earlier this year, the Vatican responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery," which has its origins in 15th-century papal bulls, or decrees.

Churches confess and repent for sins against Native and Indigenous people

Many Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the subjugation of Native and Indigenous people. That's now playing out in local congregations.

A man walks by a burning car during clashes with police in Le Port on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on Friday over the fatal shooting by police of a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb.

France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why

More than 400 arrests were made in a fifth night of rioting around the country. Nahel M.'s killing is a rallying call, similar to how George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked intense protests.

New details emerge about the Hamas-led attackers who massacred Israelis

NPR has interviewed neighbors and relatives of one of the attackers and reviewed footage and information the Israeli military says it collected from villages and militants.

"The freedom and democracy that my generation fought for can also be yours if you fight, too," Donald Tusk, candidate for Poland's Civic Coalition, tells university students at a campaign event ahead of the Oct. 15 election. "Without your vigilance, democracy will not survive. And this is not just about Poland."

Poland's democracy is at risk in next month's elections, say opposition leaders

The ruling Law and Justice Party has enacted measures the European Union says violate basic democratic principles. Party leaders counter that their electoral success validates their policies.

Randall Kennedy Presents Essays on Race and Actual Change

Essays on race and America

Anime can invite you into worlds you didn't know before

Cartoons like My Neighbor Totoro and Dragon Ball Z introduced me to anime — and started an ongoing love for the artform and its stories that explore what it means to be human.

Rebecca Makkai's smart, prep school murder novel is self-aware about the 'ick' factor

The thickly-plotted mystery, I Have Some Questions for You, is the latest from the author of The Great Believers. It has been compared to Donna Tartt's 1992 blockbuster, The Secret History.

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