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Emmanuel Macron (right) is flanked by his bodyguard, Alexandre Benalla (left) in Amiens, France. Benalla was filmed in May beating protesters during labor demonstrations.

French President's Bodyguard Faces Charges Of Assaulting Protesters

Video of Emmanuel Macron's top security aide beating demonstrators has sparked controversy. The incident occurred during May Day protests over reforms to France's labor laws.

Portland's Gulf of Maine Research Institute has designed a trawl net that aims to target species that can still be profitable while avoiding cod.

Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net

A trawling experiment in the Gulf of Maine aims to scoop up abundant and profitable flatfish, while bypassing the once plentiful but now depleted cod population. So far, the results are promising.

Guns collected in an effort to buy back firearms in Anaheim, Calif., in 2016. The police department obtained 676 guns and gave out $100 gift cards in exchange. The U.S. rate of deaths from gun violence, at 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people, it is four times higher than the rates in war-torn Syria and Yemen.

A Doctor's Insights Into Gun Violence And Gun Laws Around The World

Vin Gupta, a critical-care physician with military experience and a scientist at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, talks about the U.S., Mexico, South Africa and Afghanistan.

Floridians Vote To Increase State's Minimum Wage To $15 Per Hour

Florida voters approved boosting the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour. After suffering big losses on Election Day, some Democrats say it shows their party needs to embrace progressive ideas.

Coronavirus Guidance Across Texas Is Not Consistent

NPR's Noel King talks to Forth Worth Mayor Betsy Price about whether her telling residents to stay at home will be effective, since the state hasn't issued a shelter-in-place decree.

White House economic adviser Peter Navarro (center, left) and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stand back to back after a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing on March 9. Navarro wrote an opinion article this week criticizing Fauci.

'He Shouldn't Be Doing That': Trump Weighs In On Navarro Op-Ed Attacking Fauci

The White House has disavowed a USA Today opinion piece by trade adviser Peter Navarro, who says Fauci has been wrong about the coronavirus. Fauci tells The Atlantic the attacks are "bizarre."

NCAA Men's Men's Basketball Tourney Down To 4

Top overall seed Louisville will face Wichita State at the Georgia Dome next Saturday, while Michigan takes on Syracuse in the other national semifinal. The winners advance to the April 8 championship.

This photo, produced by the Joint Terrorism Task Force of Boston, shows the remains of an explosive device at the Boston Marathon bomb scene.

Why Use A Pressure Cooker To Build A Bomb?

Pressure cooker bombs have long been used in places such as Afghanistan and Pakistan because they are cheap, easy to build and inconspicuous. They rely on basic principles of physics to amplify their explosive power.

Hard crabs, like these blue crabs, are used in Bill Smith's Crab Stew recipe.

Hard Crab Stew, No Longer Hard (Or Messy)

Some of the greatest summer food experiences take you outside — from shucking corn and barbecuing to spitting watermelon seeds. Chef Bill Smith says his favorite summer memories took place at picnic tables over messy bowls of his grandmother's crab stew.

Aaron Paul plays a meth-making drug dealer on the AMC drama <em>Breaking Bad</em>.

David Bianculli Says 2012 Brought No New TV Favorites

Fresh Air's television critic says there weren't any new shows this year that wowed him and that all the shows he watched and loved this year were ones that have been on for at least a season. His No. 1 favorite remains Breaking Bad.

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