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Gates also told NPR Thursday that it's time to change the names of Confederate bases. "There comes a moment when things become possible and people ought to seize a moment when it presents itself."

An inexpensive drug called misoprostol can prevent fatal hemorrhage. But experts say fears of its use for abortion have kept it out of the hands of the women who need it.

The SAT and ACT's reach beyond college admissions is pervasive, with many states requiring students take one or the other in order to graduate high school.

David McAtee was killed at his restaurant on June 1 when National Guard and Louisville Metro Police officers were called to disperse a crowd. State officials say a Guardsman fired the fatal shot.

The two parties differ in the basic ways as to how they perceive and frame myriad aspects of practicing democracy, especially when it comes to voting.

NPR asked essential workers — who normally would not be asked speak at a commencement ceremony — to offer insight forged by the simple act of showing up every day and doing what needs to be done.

The policies unanimously adopted by the group on Wednesday are the culmination of a project that began last June with the creation of a committee tasked with exploring the hot-button issue, according to the regional police leadership group.

Robert Harris, a director of Los Angles Police Protective League, fends off criticism that the union opposes change and slams LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed cuts to the police department budget.

Ella Jones, who will be the city's first black mayor and the first female mayor, says the city has seen widespread reforms since Brown's killing. But it still needs to "strive toward a better image."

After canceling its in-person events at the San Diego Convention Center in April, Comic-Con had teased about home events for weeks, finally revealing this week some sense of what that will entail.