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Three white men are accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot and killed as he was jogging down a residential street after being chased by pickup trucks. Jury selection begins Monday.

In 2020, Washington, D.C., had the highest number of homicides in 16 years. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with people who've experienced gun violence: Ryane Nickens, Cathy Feingold and Jackie Bensen.

Candidates hit the phones and go door-to-door to scrape up votes before Tuesday's election. NPR's Steve Inskeep chats with some political hopefuls.

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) calls for an investigation of SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt's handling of the appointment of ex-FBI and CIA chief William Webster to head a new accounting oversight agency. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Microsoft marks a legal victory as a federal judge upholds the bulk of the software giant's antitrust settlement with the federal government. But the judge warns Microsoft it must comply with terms of the deal. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

Host Scott Simon speaks with the last French "guillotiner." Fernand Meysonnier, the final person able to say he has operated a guillotine in France or its territories, has just published his memoirs.

Scott Simon offers an appreciation of Tom Dowd, a multi-faceted music producer and physicist for the Manhattan Project who died in Florida at the age of 77.

Tuesday's election in Georgia features several races that are all but decided. Democrats were highly effective in redrawing congressional districts in a bid to keep their party in power. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

On Saturday, October 26, All Things Considered incorrectly reported the size of the crowd at that weekend's anti-war protest in Washington, D.C. We said there were fewer than 10,000 people there. On Sunday, October 27, we reported that protest organizers estimated the crowd at 100,000. We apologize for the error.

It's deer season, though not quite the way you might think. It's their mating season, and confused deer are slamming into windows at restaurants, shopping malls, even a dental office. Host Steve Inskeep talks to deer rescuer Robert Byer about the rash of crashes.