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NPR's Melissa Block speaks to John McWhorter, associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, about the use of the word "thug" to describe Baltimore rioters.

The USA Freedom Act would also make significant opinions from a secret court public and would allow challenges to challenges to National Security Letters.

Aetna, the giant health insurance company, raised its minimum wage this month. CEO Mark Bertolini says he expects the raise will pay for itself through increased productivity.

Lawmakers want to prohibit police officers from viewing video from their body cameras before they write their reports. It's part of an effort to bring more transparency to policing.

There's a new player in a battle over energy policy that's playing out at the Illinois Capitol.Exelon wants support for its nuclear plants, a renewable…

The director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum supports the proposed separation of the museum from its current government home, the…

Illinois Department of Corrections officials say they still do not know when they will have enough beds to care for prisoners with mental illnesses.The…

Former Port Authority official David Wildstein pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in the "Bridgegate" scandal. Also, a grand jury unsealed indictments against two other former Christie aides.

At the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce this week, Sen. Ted Cruz called the community "fundamentally conservative" and added, "I don't think I've ever seen a Hispanic panhandler."

Phil Brown, King's publicist, says the soul singer died of natural causes. King began his career with The Drifters, but it was "Stand by Me," released in 1961, that sealed his worldwide fame.