The driving life and death of Philando Castile

Two stories from the road this week: truckers are taking the fight to sex traffickers, while an investigation into Philando Castile's driving record raises questions of bias, race and luck.

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Truck Stop Sex trafficking victims have found some new allies — behind the wheels of big rigs Better not mess with the Truckers Against Trafficking. With the group's help, hundreds of victims have been freed. "You know, it's an everywhere problem," says the group's co-founder, "but truckers happen to be everywhere." How they're steering the campaign 'I Wasn't Here In Europe To Die' Listen to eyewitness accounts from survivors of the Bastille Day attack "You go from having an absolutely marvelous time to sheer terror in a blink of an eye, literally," one survivor told NPR. At least 84 people are dead after a truck rammed a beachside promenade in Nice, France. Here are the stories from those who survived. Their voices, their stories A Seemingly Endless Cycle For Philando Castile, traffic stops happened so often, they became routine And frankly, that's an understatement. Since he got his learner's permit, he'd been stopped by police 46 times — but only six of those stops were for things an officer would notice from outside a car, like speeding or having a broken muffler. The stark record raises questions about bias, race and luck. Read the NPR investigation The Prime Mouser He's a cat. His name's Larry. And, weirdly, he may be the one constant in U.K. politics today Even as Prime Minister David Cameron has stepped down, the prime mouser has held firm. Larry, the U.K.'s feline in chief, has faced down a police dog and allegations of mousing incompetence, and apparently has no plans to exit 10 Downing Street anytime soon. Meet Larry 'We Have More To Do' Paul Ryan on Donald Trump: He is 'going to endeavor, to try' to change That's what the speaker of the House told NPR's Steve Inskeep, at least. Ryan's wide-ranging interview with NPR touched on poverty policy, free trade — and his cautious optimism about his party's presumptive presidential nominee. Read what Ryan has to say NPR Politics Newsletter Next week, the big national conventions get underway. Follow along right here As the Republican and Democratic National Conventions kick off, make sure not to miss a thing. Our politics team will be sending daily updates, straight from the conventions themselves. Subscribe to the NPR Politics newsletter here

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