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A Native American woodcarver, crossing the street with his carving knife, was killed when an officer mistook him for a threat. "I want them to know him the way I did," his brother says.

Two years after an NPR investigation showed mines owned by Jim Justice failed to pay safety penalties, a new analysis shows he is the nation's top mine safety delinquent and owes millions.

Steve Inskeep is hosting from Cincinnati, which he says is hard to do without thinking of the TV comedy, WKRP in Cincinnati. One iconic episode involved dropping free turkeys out of a helicopter.

When Russia annexed Crimea, the explanation was that most Crimeans are really closer to Russia. Scientists monitoring tectonic shifts, now have proof that the peninsula is actually moving northeast.

Juan Manuel Santos was cited for reaching a peace agreement with the FARC insurgency. Earlier this week, Colombia's voters narrowly rejected the peace deal in a binding referendum.

Economists had expected between 170,000 and 176,000 new jobs last month. The unemployment rate rose slightly, to 5 percent from 4.9 percent.

The conservative media figure posted several tweets implying that the National Hurricane Center and other officials are lying about the severity of the storm.

David Greene has the latest information on Hurricane Matthew, which was downgraded to a Category 3 storm. Early Friday morning, it was nearing Florida's coast.

This dangerous storm is the worst in more than 10 years to barrel toward the Atlantic Coast. Matthew is expected to pummel Florida all day before spinning toward Georgia and South Carolina.

Carl Ferrer, the chief executive of a classifieds website that allows users to post escort ads, was arrested in Texas on Thursday. He faces felony charges, including pimping a minor.