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In his Harper's piece, Dan Baum digs into the country's war on drugs. He says we have a long history of instating drug laws to demonize certain minority groups, but "Nixon brought it to a high art."

A tribunal in The Hague has sentenced the former Bosnian Serb leader to 40 years in prison. NPR's Tom Gjelten, who covered the Bosnian war, explains the twists and turns in the case.

Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman also told the City Council public safety committee that there has been a reduction in the number of complaints by San Diegans over their treatment by officers.

Our most recent #NPRObamaEffect chat explored how — or whether — the Obama years have shaped how Latino communities and people across the country think about identity today.

Rick Bayless is a master of Mexican fare. He's also a white guy from Oklahoma. Over the years, that's made him the target of criticism. Who gets to be the ambassador of a cuisine?

Trump says the new voters he's turning out can put Midwestern swing states in play. But it's a gamble whether he could win over enough white voters for every minority voter he drives the other way.

The San Diego Police Department reports more serious complaints against officers dropped about 40 percent from 2013, when it began rolling out uniform-worn cameras.

The secretary of state says the atrocities by the radical Islamic group constitute genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shiite Muslims.

The "r" word is gone, but the ways we refer to people with disabilities shape our perceptions and behavior.

Join us on Friday, March 18 for a Twitter conversation on how Latino identity has evolved over the past eight years, using #NPRObamaEffect.