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Syed, whose conviction for a 1999 murder was the subject of the podcast, will remain in jail while he awaits a new trial.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with John Eligon of the New York Times who embedded with Chicago's Black Disciples gang to learn more about what's causing the spike in gun violence in Chicago.

The inaugural addresses often remembered best were delivered at the worst times in our national history: Abraham Lincoln with Civil War looming, Franklin D. Roosevelt in the depths of the Depression.

Brought to America by enslaved West Africans, the Carolina African runner was a defining taste of the antebellum South. Now, from just 40 remaining seeds, it's come back from the brink of extinction.

Russia and Turkey have announced a new cease-fire for Syria. But like others that have come and gone, this probably represents little more than a pause.

Mechanical failure is speculated as the likely cause of the Christmas plane crash that killed 92, although not all officials are ready to dismiss terrorism as a motive.

Hate crimes are challenging to count. The FBI's annual tally is spotty because of underreporting. Advocacy groups are using their own systems to track a rise of reported attacks since the election.

Rashaan Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding player.

Actress Debbie Reynolds died just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher's sudden death — which has led some to speculate that grief might have been a contributing factor.

Going into the last weekend of the NFL's regular season, the Bucs have the longest of odds to make the playoffs. Seven different things need to go right for them.