Politics & Government

'Raise the Age' juvenile justice reforms altered by North Carolina Senate

10:49pm May 15, 2024

The measure approved Wednesday reworks some of the bipartisan juvenile justice reforms that in late 2019 ended the mandate that 16- and 17-year-olds be tried in the adult criminal justice system.

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With smaller budget surplus, NC House looks for other funding for private school vouchers

9:30pm May 15, 2024

by WUNC

A lower-than-expected revenue surplus could delay extra funding for a private school voucher program.

Grocery prices fell in April as overall inflation cooled. Milk prices dropped 0.8% while egg prices declined 7.3%.

Egg and milk prices fall, fueling hope for interest rate cuts

7:31pm May 15, 2024

by Scott Horsley

Inflation eased last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Department, which means people feeling stretched by high prices and high borrowing costs could feel a little relief soon.

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifying before a Senate hearing earlier this month. During a May 15 hearing, she identified Russia as the greatest foreign threat to this year's U.S. elections.

U.S. elections face more threats from foreign actors and artificial intelligence

6:58pm May 15, 2024

by Shannon Bond

"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.

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Supreme Court upholds Louisiana redistricting plan

6:44pm May 15, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.

Blinken ends Ukraine trip with promise of U.S. help as Russia goes back on offensive

6:02pm May 15, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his trip to Ukraine by promising U.S. help to push Russian troops out. But the lengthy debates in Washington over aid to Ukraine has impacted the battleground.

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Opening statements began in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.

5:59pm May 15, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

Opening statements are expected Wednesday in Sen. Robert Menendez's corruption trial. He is accused of accepting bribes to benefit three New Jersey businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar.

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Delegates from New York demonstrate in favor of the anti-war plank at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 28, 1968.

Anti-war protests, a Chicago DNC: Is it 1968 all over again? Some historians say no

5:27pm May 15, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

There are clear similarities between 1968 and 2024, from presidential elections and anti-war protests to new Planet of the Apes movies. But historians tell NPR there are some key differences too.

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Israel's top leaders are divided over the handling of the war in Gaza

5:09pm May 15, 2024

by Jackie Northam

A war of words has erupted among Israel's top leadership over the government's handling of the war in Gaza. The country's military chief and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been trading barbs.

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What we know about the assassination attempt on Slovakia's prime minister

5:09pm May 15, 2024

by Rob Schmitz

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico sustained multiple gunshot wounds at a political event in central Slovakia. Police have a suspect in custody.

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