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Alabama is not a state that generally has prominence in presidential primaries. But Alabama's secretary of state is on a mission to change that in 2016, and he's having success luring GOP contenders.

2015 was a pivotal year for black Americans and civic activism. Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch talks through some of the year's major stories with NPR's Carrie Kahn.

Minorities are historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math fields. John Dimandja is a Congolese chemist on the faculty of Spelman College who's pointing the way into STEM careers for students of color.

Robert Spitzer helped create the first set of rigorous standards to identify mental disorders.

The swimmer — who holds 18 Olympic gold medals — intends to join ASU's coaching staff after next summer's Rio Olympics.

Compared with the Great Recession years, 2015 was a fairly tame time. Still, at least five stories had major impacts. They involved everything from crashing oil prices to merging beer companies.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with WBEZ reporter Linda Lutton to give us the latest on the Chicago police shootings.

Dr. Bennet Omalu's discovery of a new degenerative brain disease among football players inspired a movie — and the wrath of the NFL.

As part of an anti-corruption crackdown, Nigeria is prosecuting former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki. He allegedly stole billions earmarked for the fight against Boko Haram.

For the first time in decades, the number of children with asthma isn't increasing, federal scientists report. But cases continue to rise among African-American children and poor children.