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PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
by David Folkenflik
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
Judge in Trump's classified documents case draws scrutiny
by Carrie Johnson
The judge in former President Donald Trump's classified documents case continues to issue pre-trial decisions that many legal experts and Special Counsel Jack Smith say are questionable.
'On Our Watch' podcast investigates violence at California prison
Two former correctional officers-turned-whistleblowers reveal a disproportionate use of force at California's New Folsom Prison and pay a price for telling the truth.
The prosecutor who put her away says she should be free, but she's still in prison
by Elizabeth Cantwell
A prosecutor in Oklahoma sentenced a woman to life without parole in the 1990s. Now he says she should not be in prison anymore, but efforts to free her have failed.
Scientists get another chance to study a solar eclipse mystery
by Sarah Boden
Monday's solar eclipse will give researchers another chance to study shadow bands, the thin wavy lines on the ground right before totality. They're hoping to crack a 200 year old mystery.
Amid growing harassment against players, NCAA calls for ban on prop bets
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian Kang about his recent piece on online sports betting and how it's affecting professional and college sports.
We're at a tipping point for Biden and Israel, says diplomat
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with former Middle East Envoy Dennis Ross about the latest developments in Israel's war with Hamas.
Texas gov blames pro-Palestinian students in new free speech order for universities
by Camille Phillips
Pro-Palestinian student groups named in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's order to public universities and colleges to revise free speech policies to address antisemitism say they're being singled out.
Drummer for many jazz greats, Albert 'Tootie' Heath has died at age 88
Albert "Tootie" Heath has died at age 88. He played drums with basically all the greats of the 1950s, '60s and beyond and is on the first albums that Nina Simone and John Coltrane made as bandleaders.
Previews and predictions for NCAA men's final four
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert Andy Katz about final four predictions, championship X-factors and indelible moments from this year's bracket.
Man sues 27 women in an 'Are We Dating the Same Guy' Facebook group
by Anna Savchenko
A Chicago man is suing 27 women in the Chicago Facebook Group "Are we dating the same guy." Attorneys for the man liken disparaging remarks made about him to a digital scarlet letter.