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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with South African political analyst and broadcaster Eusebius McKaiser about the roots of the looting and protests currently playing out in the country.

Van Horn, Texas, looks ahead to its moment in the spotlight as the launch site for Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space flight, which is expected Tuesday.

Police in Ottawa say they have made progress in clearing out truckers who have paralyzed Ottawa for three weeks in a protest against the country's COVID-19 restrictions.

Alex Rodriguez is retiring from the Yankees after 13 years with the team. At his last game on Friday, A-Rod will hardly get the same farewell as former Yankee and all-around good guy Derek Jeter. Rodriguez was a prodigy and a power hitter, but left fans disgusted by the way he handled a much publicized steroids scandal.

A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine announced an evacuation to Russia, alleging the Ukrainian military was preparing an offensive in the area. The U.S. says it's "disinformation."

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Texas state house Democrat Ann Johnson. She is one of the lawmakers who left Texas in order to block Republicans from passing election-related legislation.

The crypto industry is still largely unregulated. Things may be changing, however, after a $100 million fine by the SEC.

Ivan Reitman tickled moviegoers' funny bones with '70s and '80s smash comedies such as "Ghostbusters," "Meatballs," "Stripes" and "Kindergarten Cop."

When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman's Segregated Skies tells his story.

The ex-cop was convicted of first and second-degree manslaughter last year after she shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.