Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack in LA The all-around champion, who is Hmong American, says she was with a group of friends of Asian descent in Los Angeles when people in a passing car yelled at them to "go back to where they came from." Deepa Shivaram
Phillip Atiba Goff: How can communities reimagine their approach to public safety? Psychologist Phillip Atiba Goff analyzes data on how racial bias affects police behavior. He shares how communities can rethink their public safety systems, and ultimately better respond to crises. Sanaz Meshkinpour
McDonald's CEO apologizes after saying 2 slain children were failed by their parents Chris Kempczinski held a town hall with employees on Monday after reports revealed he messaged Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and appeared to blame the death of two shooting victims on their parents. Deepa Shivaram
Indigenous activists say the legacy of colonialism has limited their access to COP-26 Indigenous activists from around the world are in Glasgow for COP26, but say the same legacy of colonialism that has led to climate-related losses has impacted their access to the conference. Ari Shapiro
Black Republicans walk a fine line toward election victory NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Leah Wright Rigueur, author of The Loneliness of the Black Republican, about what this week's elections signal for Black conservatives.
Broadway returns as theater rethinks on-stage representation After more than a year of closures and reflection, Broadway is back making changes to who is represented on stage. Jeff Lunden
Chloé Zhao on directing her 1st Marvel movie NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao about her new movie, Eternals, and the way she approached making her first Marvel film. Ailsa Chang
Testimony begins in the murder trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery Testimony began in the trial of three white men accused of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery. The men allegedly thought Arbery was involved in recent break-ins and chased him down in pickup trucks. Debbie Elliott
What it means for the jury to be nearly all white in trial for Ahmad Aubrey's killing NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Wake Forest University professor Francis Flanagan, on the role of race in a jury following the nearly all-white jury selected in the trial over the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Ailsa Chang
A nearly all-white jury will hear evidence in the Ahmaud Arbery case Jurors will decide whether three white men murdered Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year. Evidence in the racially charged case will be heard by 11 white people and one Black man. Debbie Elliott