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African-American philosopher Cornel West's new book laments the decline of "prophetic" black leadership, lifting up examples of people who were willing to risk their lives in the service of the truth.

Washington, D.C., teens get into the spirit of historical figures and tell visitors what the portraits miss. In one instance, a student imagines a private talk between Richard Nixon and his wife.

Marcus Burks' death was ruled a homicide according to the Medical Examiner's report. Burks' family is calling for all bodycam footage and the Newburgh Police's report to be released.

After 2,466 nights on the run, accused murderer Malcolm Naden was apprehended at a remote cabin. A police dog named Chuck put the bite on him at the end.

Although the mail-in poll is non-binding, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's conservative government has agreed to debate a change in the law by Christmas.

It's been 25 years and four movies since T. Rexes, velociraptors and their variously lethal cousins stomped on screen in Jurassic Park. NPR critic Bob Mondello says they're still stomping in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and are, once again, threatened with extinction.

One tries not to repeat oneself. And I did a commentary about snow and snowstorms less than a year ago. But the one that hit us last Sunday and continued…

Bluesman Chris Whitley's career has flourished in the indie-label world of shoestring budgets and creative freedom, and he has an intensely devoted following on both sides of the Atlantic. Now, Whitley has a new album called Soft Dangerous Shores. It's a collaboration with renowned producer/engineer Malcolm Burn. Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers interviewed Whitley and has this profile.

After less than two years, Abbott's often contentious term came to a sharp end. His own Liberal Party voted to replace him with the more moderate Malcolm Turnbull.

He is known as Lieutenant Arthur Fancy on NYPD Blue(Steven Bochco Productions), the Emmy Award-winning police drama. Emmy nominee actor JAMES McDANIEL. McDANIEL has appeared in numerous television, film and theater productions, including the films "Strictly Business," "Malcolm X," and "Alice." He's also received the Clarence Derwent Award for his performance in the Broadway play, "Six Degrees of Separation." McDANIEL has appeared on the television shows "Kate and Allie," "Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law," and "Civil Wars." This past summer McDANIEL filmed the feature "Fighting Gravity" (A.K.A. "Truth or Consequences") with Kieffer Sutherland, Rod Steiger, and Martin Sheen. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE