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Irish artist Pan Cooke combines his love of graphic storytelling with a passion for education and advocacy to create comic strips highlighting prominent cases of police violence. Here, one of his latest strips tells the story of the beating death of Tyre Nichols, who died on Jan. 7 in Memphis, Tenn.

Why a portrait artist from Ireland started making comics about U.S. police brutality

Ireland-based artist Pan Cooke creates cartoons summarizing the world's daily news in comics, highlighting how prevalent police brutality and hate crimes are across the U.S.

Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff

Sunday's first round produced two top vote-getters from very different backgrounds. The June 19 runoff will be a contest between a left-wing former guerrilla and a populist real-estate mogul.

Mohammad Hashim, a former officer in the Afghan National Army, now picks apples for a living.

For Afghans who fought against the Taliban, life is fraught under their rule

Those who put their lives on the line in the Afghan National Army and can't find a way out of Afghanistan are working menial jobs, sometimes moving locations every few days in fear for their safety.

Nicole Chen, a student at Yale University, speaks in support of a law that would set a framework for in-person early voting in Connecticut.

In public hearing, CT residents debate framework for early voting

A General Assembly committee held public hearing focusing on legislation which would establish guidelines for early voting in Connecticut.

Pikachu and Ash Ketchum, pictured in <em>Pokémon: The First Movie</em>, have been traveling the world as part of Ash's journey to be the top Pokémon master.

As Pokémon champ Ash faces his 'final chapter,' is it goodbye for him and Pikachu?

The Pokémon Co. announced Friday it would roll out a new series with new protagonists that will premiere in 2023.

The felony tax fraud trial of the Trump Organization is winding down

Closing arguments are underway in the Trump Organization's tax fraud trial in New York. Defense attorneys claim a former senior executive committed crimes to benefit himself.

There is a reshuffling underway at the Federal Reserve

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about President Biden expected to announce soon his choices to fill the three openings on the Fed Reserve Board.

Migrant families from Venezuela return to Mexico after being expelled from the United States to Ciudad Juárez in January.

Biden rolled out tougher asylum rules. Advocates say it's a betrayal of his promises.

The Biden administration wants to restrict who can seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. It's the latest move in a larger crackdown aimed at cutting the number of migrants flowing across the border.

Week in politics: McCarthy's bid to be Speaker; federal budget for next year

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy doesn't have enough votes to become speaker when his party takes control of the chamber in Congress. Plus, a new federal budget.

Jonathan Watling (from left), Dana Peirce and their son and daughter, Graham and Hartley. At 32 weeks, their unborn son, Cameron, was diagnosed with a rare bone disorder called lethal skeletal dysplasia. "I remember crying and then apologizing for crying," Peirce says.

A 15-week abortion ban would have overlooked these Maine mothers' pregnancy complications

Supporters of a 15-week abortion ban see it as a reasonable restriction. But abortion rights advocates say it's a proposal that fails to take into account the issues that can arise later in pregnancy.

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