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Cleveland police in riot gear made 71 arrests overnight Saturday as angry residents protested the acquittal of a patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects.

Ellie Day, the wife of PGA golfer Jason Day, was taken away by stretcher from her courtside seat on Thursday night after the Cleveland Cavaliers forward crashed into her while chasing a ball.

The agreement would fund programs through the end of September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. Federal agencies run out of money at midnight on Dec. 20.

The military officer's defection follows the news of 13 North Korean restaurant workers who defected en masse last week.

New information has emerged in a court battle over water on Maui, and it's prompting the state to reevaluate annual water permits issued to Hawaiʻi developer Alexander and Baldwin.

Rosendo Prieto assured residents of the Surfside, Fla., condominium that it was in "very good shape," two years before the 12-story building collapsed. He most recently worked with the city of Doral.

Cleveland's Major League Baseball team has changed its name from the Indians to the Guardians, ridding itself of a previous name that many found highly offensive.

It’s been a little more than three weeks since Hawaiʻi became the last state in the country to lift its mask mandate. In several parts of Asia, restrictions are continuing to ease this week. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

As a special Independence Day weekend event, Liane Hansen tests the political trivia acumen -- and wits -- of NPR editors and NPR.org columnists Ron Elving and Ken Rudin. Find 15 additional questions online.

Until a video of "Stand by Me" had gone viral on YouTube, Roger Ridley had sung and played guitar anonymously on the streets for years. A new collection, Playing for Change: Songs Around the World, is a cross-continental effort that connects disparate cultures with the universal language of music.