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Latino voters helped to shape the presidential race in different ways. For the first time, Latinos became the second-biggest voting demographic after white people, and that has major implications.

NPR's Investigative Unit teamed up with The Marshall Project to look at a penitentiary in Thomson, Ill., that is one of the country's most violent and dangerous federal prisons.

Federated Department Stores has announced a name change for its Marshall Field's stores, which will now become Macy's. The decision is controversial in the Chicago area where the Marshall Field's name has a historic tradition in retailing. Terry J. Lundgren, head of Federated, talks with host Michele Norris about the decision.

Europe's farmers now get paid based not on crop production but on how they manage the environment — a fundamental change in European agricultural policy.

Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and adviser to the president, discusses the growing chorus of Republican voices that oppose President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, Harriet Miers.

Ukrainian feminists say their country came a long way, legally and culturally, in the past decade. Now advocates are trying to address sexual assault, economic hardship and other effects of the war.

The amount of resources devoted to studying gun violence is paltry compared to its public health impact. Still, the evidence shows certain policies might help prevent mass shootings.

The Pentagon's 5 million computers make a tempting target for computer hackers. Officials reported 80,000 attempts to disrupt the system last year. What is being done to improve security?

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Richard Haass of the Council of Foreign Relations about how the conflict in Ukraine challenges the systems created after World War II to preserve world peace.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., about the progress and future of the stalled police reform bill that has been sitting in the Senate since March.