A nationwide emergency alert test is coming to your phone on Wednesday ( www.npr.org )
The suspect in a California woman's murder over a Pride flag was killed in a shootout ( www.npr.org )
Authorities say that Travis Ikeguchi, a man suspected of murdering a Southern California woman over the LGBTQ+ Pride flag displayed at her clothing store, was killed in a shootout with police on Friday.
Sandy Hook survivors to graduate with mixed emotions without 20 of their classmates | NPR ( www.npr.org )
What issues motivate voters who support neither Biden nor Trump? ( www.npr.org )
Schumer says Inflation Reduction Act provides contrast with Republicans in 2024 ( www.npr.org )
The Senate majority leader concedes it will take time for law's full impact to be felt, but says its effect is "cumulative" and Democratic candidates would be persistent in touting the law.
A new federal rule could offer protection from extreme heat to millions of workers ( www.npr.org )
A year after the Titan submersible implosion, investigators still don't have answers ( www.npr.org )
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10 questions for 2024 and politics ( www.npr.org )
Here's what could determine who the next president will be.
Trump faces some half a billion dollars in legal penalties. How will he pay them? ( www.npr.org )
Donald Trump owes legal penalties totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in two civil cases recently decided in New York, raising questions about how he'll pay the amount.
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law ( www.npr.org )
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state.
Federal judge rejects Trump's immunity claims in 2020 election interference case ( www.npr.org )
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican's bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election....
Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case ( www.npr.org )
Onetime Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case. Powell spread baseless claims of widespread election fraud after the 2020 contest Donald Trump lost.
[News] Dianne Feinstein, longest serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90 ( www.npr.org )
Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings.
Trump classified documents trial in Florida to begin in May 2024 ( www.npr.org )
In historians' Presidents Day survey, Biden vs. Trump is not a close call ( www.npr.org )
A survey of historians and presidential experts ranks President Biden in 14th place all-time, just ahead of Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan. Former President Donald Trump came in last.
Highlights and heartbreak at the U.S. Olympics track trials ( www.npr.org )
In Arizona, abortion politics are already playing out on the Senate campaign trail ( www.npr.org )
Abortion proved to be a major issue in the 2022 midterms and again in 2023. This year, the presidential race puts extra attention on the ballot. In Arizona, that means the issue is front and center.
How far can cities go to clear homeless camps? The U.S. Supreme Court will decide ( www.npr.org )
Lower courts have said it's unconstitutional to punish people for sleeping outside if no shelter is available. Cities say these rulings have paralyzed their efforts to manage growing tent encampments.
Alex Murdaugh wants a new trial, accusing the clerk of court of jury tampering ( www.npr.org )
Defense lawyers for convicted South Carolina lawyer Murdaugh say Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill violated her oath of office as well as their client's constitutional right to an impartial jury.
An otter in Santa Cruz is hassling surfers — and stealing their boards ( www.npr.org )
A team from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium is looking for the otter to catch and rehome her. Unfortunately once the otter is caught, Monterey Bay Aquarium spokesperson Kevin Connor told NPR, she won’t be able to return to the wild....
Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA's 'good neighbor' rule that limits pollution ( www.npr.org )
The justices will consider whether to hit pause on a federal rule designed to reduce air pollution that drifts across states and can cause health troubles.
NPR's Books We Love for 2023 ( www.npr.org )
A manufacturer tried the 4-day workweek for 5 days' pay and won't go back ( www.npr.org )
House Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker of the House, again ( www.npr.org )
The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to agree on any member to serve as speaker.