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In Austin, elected officials cut millions from the police budget last year and then refunded the department this year. Now, residents in the city are deciding if they want to hire more police.

We look at President Biden's push to get his trimmed-down spending plan past Congress, as two Democratic lawmakers continue to oppose key provisions.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to reporter Bruce Alpert about a Freedom of Information request he filed 12 years ago for a story. And he got his response nine days ago - after he'd already retired.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to Dan Leonard, associate dean of Chapman University's film school, about proper safety protocols on sets following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to Elisa Cafferata, of Nevada's Department of Employment, home health aide Mansie Miekle, and restaurateur Isabel Torres about unemployment during the pandemic.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Mahan Gafari, an epidemiologist at the University of Oxford, about the state of the pandemic in Iran and what we can learn about herd immunity.

Author Melissa Lozada-Oliva's new novel in verse, Dreaming of You, is about a heartbroken poet who brings Selena Quintanilla back from the dead.

A group called "Let Them Breathe" has organized over 90 protests at California school board meetings including one where the protestors voted themselves in as the new school board.

Employers are firing workers for refusing to comply with vaccine mandates. They represent only a tiny fraction of overall employees, not even 1% in some workplaces. But it can add up to thousands.

Marvin Weeks memorialized Ahmaud Arbery in a mural after he was killed while jogging in 2020. His latest work delves into Brunswick, Georgia's history with a focus on race relations.