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U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera from his office at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Juan Felipe Herrera On Poetry In Tough Times

Juan Felipe Herrera is the 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. NPR met with Herrera on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2017, to talk about the role of poetry in society.

For the third consecutive year, the Alabama Legislature is considering a bill that would let the Briarwood Presbyterian Church congregation, one of the largest in the state, create its own law enforcement department with sworn police officers.

Church Can Start Its Own Police Force, Alabama Senate Says

Police officers hired by Briarwood Presbyterian would need to be certified; they would also have the same powers other law enforcement officers have. The bill now heads to the state House.

Officer Jonathan Aledda, shown in 2014, faces charges of attempted manslaughter for having shot and wounded therapist Charles Kinsey in July 2016 in North Miami, Fla.

North Miami Officer Is Arrested Over Shooting Of Therapist During Standoff

The July shooting occurred as behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey was trying to persuade a man in his care to return to a group home for mentally disabled adults. The officer faces criminal charges.

A woman walks along 68th Street on the campus of Hunter College of The City University of New York, April 10, 2017 in New York City. Following a state budget approval on Sunday, New York will be the first state to make public colleges and universities free for qualified middle-class students with a family income under $125,000. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

New York Passes Plan For Free Public College

To receive the so-called Excelsior Scholarship, students have to attend school full time, maintain a minimum grade point average depending on their program and finish their degree on time.

Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, speaks at a news conference at RIA Novosti news agency in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. (Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)

Washington Post Says The FBI Had A Warrant To Monitor A Trump Campaign Advisor

If confirmed, it would be evidence that the FBI believed Page was in contact with Russian agents.

Four Tet Remixes The xx's Gloomy 'A Violent Noise' Into A Danceable Seduction

Four Tet revisits the music of his longtime collaborators The xx.

People walk along the "Avenue of the Baobabs," a natural reserve in western Madagascar, in 2011.

There Are More Than 60,000 Tree Species Worldwide, Scientists Say

More than half of those species are only found in a single country, and many of them face extinction. The scientists hope that this database will be an important tool for conservationists.

Across Texas there are thousands of rape kits that have been collected, but remain untested. One state representative is proposing taking donations to raise the money.

Donations From Drivers Might Help End Rape Kit Backlog In Texas

Like many states, Texas faces an enormous backlog of untested rape kits. Now, state lawmakers are set to pass a bill that would effectively allow citizens to give money for the testing of those kits.

'The Boston Globe' Obtains Mitt Romney's 'Binders Full Of Women'

A former staffer shared with The Boston Globe the three ring-binders full of female candidates for consideration to serve in Gov. Mitt Romney's cabinet.

Victor Pizarro runs a taxi company in Plattsburgh, N.Y., about 20 miles from the Canadian border. Since January, several people have asked to be driven to a road near the border.

A Taxi Driver's Mission To Help Refugees Reach The Canadian Border

Victor Pizarro did a regular business transporting fleeing refugees to the border, until one day, a family was split apart. Now, he sees it as his duty to get people safely to the border.

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