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Leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion have the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada not to participate in its June meeting. The divide in both cases relates to policy over gay unions and clergy.

"White flight" has hit hard at nearly every major American city, but black middle-class flight has left cities like Detroit teetering on financial ruin. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is looking for ways to shoulder the burden while he works to revitalize the urban core. NPR's Ed Gordon speaks with Kilpatrick about his plans.

Church leaders and mourners pray for Pope John Paul II, whose body lies in the Clementina Hall at the Vatican. Born Karel Wojtyla in Poland 84 years ago, John Paul died in Saturday after 26 years as pope.

Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire witnessed the killing and chaos of the Hutu/Tutsi conflict in Rwanda. Scott Simon talks to Dallaire about his experience, which is chronicled in his book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda.

The British Army's reputation comes under fire after a series of courts-martial involving British troops in Iraq. Several troops will be court-martialed for the murder of an Iraqi civilian, and another trial is in progress for the alleged abuse of Iraqi detainees by British soldiers. As NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from London, even more cases are in the pipeline.

The first ever image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy has been released by scientists, who say it shows Albert Einstein was right about gravity.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

The Supreme Court draft opinion leak has sparked debate over penalties for people who disclose this kind of private information. Daniel Ellsberg, who shared the Pentagon Papers, gives his perspective.

Artists in Port-au-Prince are using bits of garbage and flotsam to create works reflecting poverty, voodoo and the urban Haitian experience.

If Republicans win control in November, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is signaling that Congress could vote on further restrictions on abortion.