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On the third night of the Democratic National Convention, party officials are rolling out some of their heaviest hitters — including headliner President Obama.

Prosecutors have dropped all the remaining charges against Baltimore police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. While the four trials so far returned no convictions, the three more scheduled trials have now also been dropped.

Most Americans will get their first look at Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Wednesday night. The Democratic vice presidential candidate's career has focused on racial reconciliation and social justice.

Would-be assassin John Hinckley has been granted freedom to live outside the mental institution where he's been confined for decades. The move comes more than three decades after he shot President Reagan.

Hillary Clinton has made history as the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. Democrat Roz Wyman, 85, is now at her 16th national convention, and she reflects on what the milestone means.

State Rep. Stacey Abrams, the House minority leader for the Georgia State Assembly, talks to NPR's Audie Cornish about Democrats' failure to win state legislative races during President Obama's tenure.

Three Iranian-Americans remain in jail in Iran, including a father and son who have been behind bars for a year. Why is it that, after a nuclear deal that opened channels of communication, these Americans remain in detention abroad?

Everyone from President Obama to Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine contrasted the Democratic vision of America to the vision offered by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

"I think she is brilliant and ... she's not a diva at all. She works very hard," Albright told NPR's Rachel Martin.

A night filled with heavy speeches about gun violence, national security and climate change gave way to a unifying moment Wednesday night.