Is it the personality type of shooters? Is it easy access to firearms? Is it the rise of violent rhetoric? Three experts speak to factors behind recent acts of violence.
"The ocean has been used as a playground for atomic scientists," said Simon Winchester. His new book documents the modern history of the Pacific waters and the countries they touch.
MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with people from three communities -- Baltimore; North Charleston, S.C.; and Oakland, Calif. -- where recent police killings that to protests. What lessons can they share with Minneapolis?
Ken Turan, a film critic for the Los Angeles Times, joined MPR News' Kerri Miller and Cube Critics' Stephanie Curtis to talk about what's a hit and what's ahead.
Two former Justice Department officials explain what a federal investigation into a police shooting entails, how long it takes and what potential outcomes might be.