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A demonstrator peers at a memorial to Akai Gurley at a public housing complex in Brooklyn, N.Y. Gurley was shot and killed by an NYPD officer in November 2014.

Akai Gurley's Family Settles With New York City Over Police Shooting Death

The family will receive more than $4 million from the city. Gurley was killed in 2014 by rookie Officer Peter Liang, who was later convicted of criminally negligent homicide and fired from the NYPD.

A protester faces police officers on Sunday in Milwaukee, during a protest held for Sylville Smith, who was shot and killed by a police officer as he reportedly attempted to flee during a traffic stop Saturday afternoon.

Second Night Of Unrest In Milwaukee Following Police Shooting Saturday

A 23-year-old black man was shot and killed as he fled a traffic stop on Saturday; police say he was armed. Protests on Sunday night were smaller and less destructive than on Saturday night.

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Laith al-Khaldi during his funeral procession at the Jalazoun refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Aug. 1, 2015. An Israeli soldier shot Khaldi after he had been throwing rocks at a military post. This was during a relatively calm period, although almost two dozen Palestinians were killed during the first half of the year.

In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Even Calm Is Deadly

NPR examined more than a decade of data detailing Israeli and Palestinian fatalities. From February 2005 to September 2015, there were only four months with no deaths from conflict-related violence.

People gather for a demonstration Saturday in the Queens borough of New York, near a crime scene after the leader of a New York City mosque and an associate were fatally shot as they left afternoon prayers.

Police Seek Killer Of Imam And Associate In Queens; Community Demands Justice

New York police are working to track down the gunman who fatally shot the leader of a mosque in Queens and his associate on Saturday as they were walking home from afternoon prayers.

Three parasitic worms (from left): male blood fluke, which can range in size from 0.2 inches to 4 inches; tapeworm, which can grow up to 30 feet in length; and microfilaria. The images were color enhanced.

Why I'm Fascinated By Parasitic Worms

To many parasitic worms, we are the world. And the way they've evolved to live within us — without wiping us out — is stunning.

A group of beachgoers along the rail road tracks in Del Mar. Aug. 10, 2016.

Crossing The Railroad Tracks In North County Could Cost You $500

More than 50 people have been ticketed since Aug. 1 by the North County Transit District for crossing the railroad tracks. Trespassers can be fined up to $500.

Okello Noel lives in Kibega Villiage, Pader District, Uganda. In 2007, at age 13, he lost his sight to river blindness.

How Worm Warriors Are Beating An Unbeatable Worm

Health experts used to say elimination of river blindness, caused by worms, was impossible. Now they've set a target date: 2025. Why the turn in this worm war?

Beats Bubble Up In The Latest Volume Of 'Hip Hop Family Tree'

Ed Piskor is back with another volume of his popular Hip Hop Family Tree series, this time chronicling the acts — from the Beastie Boys to one-hit wonders — that rose to the top in 1984 and 1985.

Steve Knowlton wipes his eyes as he talks about his mother Mary Knowlton who was fatally shot in Punta Gorda, Fla., by an police officer who mistakenly used live ammunition during a citizens academy "shoot/don't shoot" role-playing exercise.

Florida Police Officer Kills Volunteer In 'Shoot/Don't Shoot' Demonstration

Mary Knowlton was selected at random for the role-play exercise at a civilian police academy event. The 28-year-old officer apparently believed he was shooting blanks.

Greta Horner holds a photo of her and her husband Ed taken a few months before he died.

Fines For Meat Industry's Safety Problems Are 'Embarrassingly Low'

Slaughterhouses, while safer than decades ago, are some of the country's most hazardous workplaces. They are fined by the government for safety violations, but those fines may not be big enough.

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