NPR's A Martinez speaks with school social worker Kia Baker and educator Melvin Bond about how parents in Baltimore struggle to keep up with the rising cost of school supplies.

The National Transportation Safety Board began an investigative hearing with new details into last January's midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet.

More than 200 people have been fired at the Department of Justice this year. Sometimes, for reasons they don't even know. That's transforming the workforce a the DOJ.

The Supreme Court majority is advancing a long-term goal of conservatives to strengthen presidential power. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with John Yoo, a proponent of "unitary executive theory." ...