Law enforcement officers search for Francisco Oropesa, who is suspected of shooting and killing five people in a Cleveland, Texas, home early Saturday. Go Nakamura/Getty Images hide caption
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Bay St. Louis police, Hancock County sheriff's deputies and Waveland police respond to a shooting in Bay St. Louis, Miss., early Sunday morning. Justin Mitchell/AP hide caption
Remembering Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of 'When Bad Things Happen to Good People'
Critics say Florida's historic monuments are under threat with a new bill
A former teen farm worker on new bills that threaten to weaken child-labor laws
A new bill aims to protect children from companies with a track record of exploitation
Parents and teachers are talking to kids about the homelessness they witness
Calls to shut down Shein, a Chinese fast fashion company, are growing
Saint Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., commemorates every murder in the city with wooden crosses in its front garden. The city's homicide rate remains stubbornly high while its murder clearance rate remains well under the already low national average. Eric Westervelt/NPR hide caption
More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high
Alan Ayers in 1970 and today, reflecting on what could have happened. Alan Ayers hide caption
Saturday
In New Mexico, anti-abortion activists take abortion restrictions local
Rabbi Harold Kushner, seen here on July 10, 2008, had a way with words that resonated with readers across the world and across religions. Ariel Kushner Haber hide caption
In this screen grab from video provided by KTVB-TV, sheep move along state Highway 55 as they cross the road near Eagle, Idaho, on Monday. KTVB-TV via AP hide caption