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Inmates planned a series of strikes across prisons this week to protest conditions and work programs. Though legal, they compare the low-wage programs to "modern-day slavery."

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance about the verdict in the Paul Manafort trial and the guilty plea entered in court Tuesday by President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen.

Emotions spilled over on the University of North Carolina campus Monday night as protesters took down "Silent Sam" — a large Confederate monument. Critics of the statue say it glorified slavery.

Dry ice, used to chill cocktails and create that smoky effect at haunted houses, is being used to exterminate rats. Cities are using federally approved "rat ice" to help abate the rodent population.

On Twitter, President Trump responded Wednesday morning to the guilty verdict of his former campaign chairman and the guilty plea of his former lawyer and fixer.

A slick mix of power pop, rock, folk and even a little glam make up Rayland Baxter's latest album 'Wide Awake.'

The next round of U.S. tariffs against China goes into effect Thursday. President Trump has imposed tariffs far more than other recent presidents, and he's imposed them on allies and foes alike.

Rachel Martin talks to Paul Seamus Ryan of Common Cause, which filed a complaint when ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen said he made hush-money payments for Trump. NPR's Domenico Montanaro weighs in.

Some immigrants housed in prison were held three to a cell for up to 23 hours a day, according to court filings. The government maintains that detained immigrants are not being denied due process.

Inspirational and emotionally charged, this song puts KT Tunstall's immediately recognizable voice at center stage.