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AMC's award-winning drama Mad Men returns for its final season Sunday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says these last seven installments explore how little people change, even in tumultuous times.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Eugene O'Donnell, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a former NYPD officer and prosecutor, who says not everyone agrees on how police should work.

The appeals court granted a stay hours before Russell Bucklew was scheduled for lethal injection.

The Knicks have forced a Game 6 against the Pacers after going down 3-1 in the series. One of them will take on the Thunder, who clinched a finals spot this week. Hear the latest on the NBA Playoffs.

Despite alarming rises in COVID-19 cases and deaths in rural America, some schools are under pressure to stay open for in-person learning while resisting requiring masks and other measures.

Deserted streets, empty Metro stations, shuttered shops — Paris in August can feel very quiet. But some Parisians prefer this. And truth be told, not all of Paris is dead in August.

After wildfires devastated parts of the country earlier this year, the Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales announces its first baby koala — named Ash. The fires killed thousands of koalas.

St. Louis, Mo. held a parade for veterans of the Iraq War in January 2012 that drew an estimated 20,000 participants and 100,000 spectators. Fifteen other cities are considering similar parades, but some argue that such celebrations should not be held while the war in Afghanistan continues.

In a joint news conference at the White House Friday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Bush reaffirm their commitment to "stay the course" in Iraq. Bush affirms that he will invite the United Nations take the lead in guiding Iraq's transition to self-rule, scheduled to begin June 30. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Starting in fall 2009, NBC is going to program its 10-11 p.m. hour with Jay Leno five nights a week. NBC wanted to keep Leno though it is committed to giving the 11:30 p.m. slot to Conan O'Brien in 2009, and it is cheaper to produce five hours of Leno than scripted dramas.