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This week, New York became the second state to enact an affirmative consent law, meant to combat campus sexual assault. The law requires all colleges and universities to have a policy that "only 'yes' means 'yes' " - stricter than the old-time "'no' means 'no.' "

"The group of people who are really the managers of the criminal justice system in America are concentrated among one demographic group: white men," said an author of the report.

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Jeff Sharlet, an associate professor at Dartmouth College, who reported on the March 2015 shooting death of Charly Keunang at the hands of police in Los Angeles.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Shannon Ryan, a Chicago Tribune sports reporter, about the allegations that the women's basketball coach and assistant created a racially hostile environment.

A problem with the New York Stock Exchange's computer system forced the exchange to halt trading in all securities on Wednesday morning. NYSE-listed stocks continued trading on alternative exchanges, and prices did not plunge. But the shutdown is a huge black eye for the NYSE.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared before European Parliament on Wednesday to propose what he called a "fair and viable solution" to the country's economic crisis.

NPR's Joel Rose reports that the goal of the plan is to reduce the number of people in the city's jail on Rikers Island.

In Brazil, one of the biggest corruption scandals in its history has an unlikely hero. He is a 35-year-old Harvard educated lawyer who says his inspiration is Gandhi.

James Comey testified about cases in which unencrypted data made the difference in convicting dangerous criminals. Opponents say any encryption programs that let governments in also let hackers in.

A female designer at the company updated Facebook's friend logo, placing a woman's silhouette in front of a man's.