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The Akron Police Department training class works out at Kent State Basic Police Officer Training Academy. Donald Clayton is the only African-American in the class of 20.

In Recruitment Effort, Akron Police Seeks To Mirror The Community

The city's recruitment effort has a very different feel from years past as it tries to attract more diverse candidates. The force is 80 percent white; the population is more than 30 percent black.

Scientists can now measure abnormal proteins in the brain called amyloid beta. Excessive accumulation of this protein (as seen bottom right) is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers hope to use brain scans to study whether intervention — such as a cholesterol-lowering drug — may help prevent a build-up of amyloid beta decades before the disease may develop.

UC San Diego Researchers Answer Key Alzheimer's Question

We all have the same building blocks in our brains that can lead to Alzheimer's, so how come we don't all get it?

Jon Ronson's previous books include <em>The Psychopath Test</em> and <em>The Men Who Stare At Goats</em>.

Jon Ronson Has Nothing To Be Ashamed Of, But What About The Rest Of Us?

His new book, So You've Been Publicly Shamed, looks at the ways social media shaming affects both the targets and those doing the shaming. Critic Eric Weiner calls it sharp-eyed and often hilarious.

Patient reviews of doctors tend to focus on non-medical issues like wait time, billing and front office staff.

On Yelp, Doctors Get Reviewed Like Restaurants — And It Rankles

Doctors hate online rankings, saying patients don't get the nuances of medicine. But health care reviews on Yelp are more positive overall than they are for restaurants and other services.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, sporting black-rim glasses, speaks at a Pizza Ranch in Sioux Center, Iowa, last week.

With New Look And More Energy, Rick Perry Tries To Move Past 'Oops'

Do the glasses make the man? Four years ago, then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry's presidential run was derailed by one word — oops. He admits now he wasn't healthy then, and he's trying to make up for it.

First Lt. Ashley White was one of some 55 to 60 women selected for cultural support teams that deployed to Afghanistan in 2011. She did not make it home. She was the first woman to die and be honored alongside the Army Rangers with whom she served.

'Ashley's War' Details Vital Work Of Female Soldiers In Afghanistan

A new book looks at the women who served alongside elite special operations units in order to connect with a population that was off-limits to male soldiers: Afghan women.

American pilgrims on the silent procession to the Grotto during the International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes.

SACRED JOURNEYS WITH BRUCE FEILER: Lourdes (New Series Premiere)

Airs Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 8 p.m.

Students at the University of Cape Town are demanding the removal of the statue of British colonizer Cecil Rhodes.

Why South African Students Say The Statue Of Rhodes Must Fall

Twenty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is in its teenage phase: Questioning everything, including the statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes on the University of Cape Town campus.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, left, hits an RBI-single against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fourth inning of Game 1 of baseball's NL Division Series in Los Angeles, Oct. 3, 2014.

Reports: Padres Acquire Kemp In 5-Player Deal

The Los Angeles Dodgers are trading outfielder Matt Kemp to the San Diego Padres. The deal is expected to be finalized Thursday before the conclusion of baseball's Winter Meetings in San Diego.

#NPRreads: Wealthier Grays And The Intersection Of Race And Guns

This week's selection of articles and essays covers a surprising economic fact about seniors, the psychological damage done to juveniles in solitary and a look at the South Carolina church shooting.

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