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State's attorney candidate Aramis Ayala speaks at a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 28.

In The Black Lives Matter Era, An Effort To Elect More Diverse Prosecutors

Far down the ballot, district attorney races could reshape the criminal justice system for millions of Americans by electing a more diverse slate of prosecutors.

Ian Watlington, with the National Disability Rights Network, pauses at the doorway of a Washington, D.C., recreation center used as a polling place. He says the door, which has a stationary bar down the middle, would be too narrow for him to enter if he was in his motorized wheelchair. He can barely get through in his manual chair.

Voters With Disabilities Fight For More Accessible Polling Places

More than 35 million eligible voters in the U.S. have a disability. And in the last presidential election, almost a third of voters with disabilities reported having trouble casting their ballots.

This rock was found on a British beach. Some scientists believe it could contain fossilized brain tissue.

Researchers Say They've Found A Bit Of Fossilized Dinosaur Brain

A small rock might contain tissue from a 130 million-year-old dinosaur brain. If confirmed, it would be the first bit of fossilized dino gray matter ever found.

In the past two years, many food companies — including candy-makers — have decided to label their products as non-GMO. Because practically all sugar beets in the U.S. are genetically modified, those food products are now using sugar derived from sugar cane. There is no genetically modified sugar cane.

As Big Candy Ditches GMOs, Sugar Beet Farmers Hit A Sour Patch

As companies shun genetically modified ingredients, they're buying more sugar extracted from sugar cane rather than beets. Sugar beet farmers are thinking of going back to conventional beets.

Abbas Kiarostami poses during his visit to the 54th Cartagena Film Festival in 2014. The filmmaker left Iran only twice to make movies.

'He Had Many More Films To Make': Remembering Iranian Director Abbas Kiarostami

Kiarostami began making films in 1970 and continued after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. His work helped make Iranian cinema a major international force. The director died Monday in Paris at age 76.

U.S. Pushes Proposal To Access Travelers' Social Media Accounts

Former counterterrorism coordinator for Homeland Security John Cohen tells NPR's Scott Simon why the federal government may ask Visa Waiver Program applicants to hand over social media account info.

When Global Warming Is Good — For Russia

Melting Arctic ice is giving Russia new shipping routes and access to oil. They're also building up militarily, in what could be the next crisis zone between Russia and the West.

Security Expert: 'ISIS And Al-Qaida Are Competing On A Worldwide Canvas'

Is ISIS expanding its territory into Bangladesh? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Georgetown University's Bruce Hoffman, about terrorism's global footprint and the increasingly lethal attacks.

French President Hollande Calls Tragedy In Nice A Terrorist Attack

Thursday's attack has many similarities to terrorist attacks that have struck France over the past year. Steve Inskeep talks to Dan Byman, a counterterrorism expert at Georgetown University.

An anti-abortion demonstrator outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in March. Last month the high court struck down a Texas law that imposed tight regulations on abortion providers.

Anti-Abortion Groups Take New Aim With Diverse Strategies

After a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last month reaffirmed a woman's right to an abortion, anti-abortion groups are rethinking their approach. And they don't all agree on the best next steps.

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