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A photo from the 2001 film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Magic And Mariachis

This weekend brings a magical symphony, high-heeled boots and mariachis.

A demonstrator raises his arms before police officers move in to arrest him on Aug. 19 in Ferguson, Mo.

NPR and St. Louis Public Radio are in Ferguson, Mo., today for a community conversation about race and law enforcement. Follow here or join us on Twitter at 7 p.m. ET to discuss #BeyondFerguson.

In a 2005 photo, George Curry sits in a classroom at Howard University in Washington.

George Curry, Legendary Political And Civil Rights Journalist, Dies At 69

Curry was the longtime editor of the magazine Emerge, a syndicated columnist and winner of numerous awards for his reporting and commentary. He died Saturday of sudden heart failure.

People fill sandbags at Mission Beach Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, 2015.

San Diego Shifts Sandbag Distribution For El Niño

San Diego shifts sandbag distribution from fire stations to recreation centers in case of more rains tied to El Niño.

The Paris municipality opened the Canal De L'Ourcq to swimmers this summer. Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to open three pools on the Seine River by 2024, when the city is scheduled to host the Olympics.

Locals Escape Summer's Heat With A Dip In A Parisian Canal

"It's nice to float on your back to see the architecture and the urban space around," says French journalist Julie Pacaud. "It's another way to experience the city."

Benjamin Epstein, director of the Anti-Defamation League, stands to the right of Martin Luther King Jr. in this photo with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson taken on June 22, 1963.

Anti-Defamation League Chief Faces Challenge Trying To Renew Civil Rights Activism

Jewish groups supported the civil rights movement in the 1960s. But for many current civil rights activists, solidarity with Palestinians takes precedence over the old solidarity with American Jews.

A Justice Department study indicates the "Ferguson Effect" may play a role in the rising murder rate in many urban areas. The effect, which refers to the 2014 police shooting death of an unarmed black man in Ferguson, Mo., represents a breakdown in trust between minority communities and police.

Murder Rate Spike Could Be 'Ferguson Effect,' DOJ Study Says

A Justice Department study indicates the effect — a breakdown in trust between minority communities and police — may play a role in the rising murder rate in many urban areas.

A protester demonstrates against the death of Keith Scott in front of police in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday.

Police Reform Is Happening, But It's Hard To Track

There have been calls for police reforms since 2014, but there are practical limits to how fast a willingness to change can translate into its actually happening.

Murals surround the complex of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in Los Angeles.

50 Years After His Death, Making RFK More Than A Ghost And A Mural

Multi-generations debate and reminisce about the legacy left by the slain Democratic senator from New York. He championed for better treatment of the poor and people of color.

Then-deputy director of CENTCOM, U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Robert Harward, is pictured with Jordan's Prince Faisal and the Army's head of operations and training Major General Awni Adwan in a May 2012 photo. Harward is now under consideration to replace Michael Flynn as President Trump's national security adviser.

White House Narrows List Of National Security Adviser Candidates To Replace Flynn

A senior administration official says the White House has already interviewed former CENTCOM deputy director Robert Harward about the vacancy, speaking to him last week and again on Monday.

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