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The George Zimmerman trial is expected to wrap up this week. Zimmerman shot and killed teenager Trayvon Martin last year in what he said was self-defense. Host Michel Martin checks in with Orlando Sentinel reporter Rene Stutzman about her view from inside the courtroom.

The former vice president says he'll pick a woman. California Sen. Kamala Harris, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham are on the list of candidates.

After two weeks of wavering on guidelines that put normal American life on hold, President Trump extended until April 30 measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

Spencer West was born with a genetic disorder that led to both his legs being amputated. West tells host Michel Martin about how he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro using just his hands and arms.

The Supreme Court sent one of the most highly-anticipated cases this term back to a lower court. The case questioned whether race can be used in undergraduate college admissions. Host Michel Martin speaks with two court watchers about the decision.

Investigators are exploring a possible link between white supremacist prison gangs and the murders of law enforcement officers in Texas and Colorado. Host Michel Martin explores how these gangs operate in and outside of prison with NPR investigative correspondent Laura Sullivan.

Native American leaders from across the country gathered at the White House recently for the fifth annual tribal summit. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with Brian Cladoosby, the newly elected president of the National Congress of American Indians, about the top issues in Indian country.

Nigerian-American journalist Dayo Olopade talks about finding optimism in Africa and her new book The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa.

In 2013, "you really feel as if directors are taking chances in their storytelling," says film critic David Edelstein. He loved the movie Her, and says the biggest surprises of the year were All Is Lost and Much Ado About Nothing. He also explains why 12 Years a Slave didn't make his top 10.

The top two winners of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were selected from more than 50,000 entries worldwide. They are a biologist from France and a 10-year-old from India.