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A man who spent nearly 18 years behind bars — mostly on death row — says he was wrongfully convicted.

An exhibition at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center traces the role the country’s three largest religions have played in social justice movements.

Plus, the wellness industry aimed at cats and dogs and your questions for the full hour.

In the 1980s, Vusi Mahlasela was a voice of the revolution in South Africa. His music gave expression to the political ideals of the anti-apartheid movement. Now he's beginning to tell South Africa's story on a global stage. NPR's Gemma Hooley profiles Mahlasela.

Almost a month after passing a resolution expressing sympathy and support to the city's Jewish community, two councilmembers brought forth a new resolution that also includes the Palestinian community as well.

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights opened the investigation into whether Ohio State University failed to respond to anti-Semitic acts on Jan. 16.

President Obama expressed sympathy to the victims' families of the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. He also called for stronger gun background checks and other measures.

"The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms" during a closed-door discussion among bishops earlier this month, according to a Vatican press official.

Officials say most of the victims are children. Thailand's prime minister expressed his condolences to the families. Authorities say the man who carried out the attack was a former police officer.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sold his brand of politics as conservatism. But what's really happening there is corruption benefitting oligarchs, says David Pressman, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary.