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A new Louisiana law will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance
A new Louisiana law in effect Oct. 1 will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance. It's used in medication abortions, but also for postpartum hemorrhage and other obstetric issues.
Republicans and Democrats are using ads to create very different views of Harris
by Domenico Montanaro
The race is on to define Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate. New ads highlight a stark contrast between the Democratic and Republican campaigns.
Playing a game of 'Wild Card', actor Rob Delaney recalls a sweet childhood memory
by Rachel Martin
Comedian Rob Delaney draws a question from the Wild Card deck and tells NPR's Rachel Martin about a time when a stranger made him feel loved.
Rising country star Lainey Wilson reflects on her music and the changes in her career
by Sarah Handel
After performing at the NPR Tiny Desk, country star Lainey Wilson sat down with NPR's Scott Detrow for a conversation about her music and career.
A federal judge has paused the Biden administration’s Keeping Families Together plan
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
A federal judge has temporarily paused a Biden administration program that offers some immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship without having to leave the country first.
Is this Chinese celebrity dissident really a con man?
by Frank Langfitt
A journalistic source who received a lot of media attention is now accused of being a con man. It's a story about journalism integrity and the challenges of covering the Chinese Communist party.
American public schools face an existential enrollment crisis
by Katia Riddle
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with ProPublica ’s Alec MacGillis about his recent reporting on how declining enrollment is a crisis for American public schools.
As more schools ban cell phones, this is how it’s working at one Colorado school
More schools across the country are starting to ban students' cell phones during classes. As one Colorado school tries it out, staff like it, but students not so much.
Mohawk people fight to save their ash trees — and with them, their tradition
by Ana Williams-Bergen
The Emerald Ash Borer is an invasive pest killing ash trees across North America. It’s also threatening the practice of basket-making for many Indigenous tribes who rely on the ash.
Both presidential candidates are calling for taxes on tips to be eliminated.
Both former President Trump and Vice President Harris have called for the elimination of taxes on tips. The idea is popular, but there are economic consequences.
Looking back at Kenosha four years after Jacob Blake's shooting
Four years after the police shooting of Jacob Blake put Kenosha, Wisconsin in the national spotlight over racial justice in policing, the Trump campaign is still courting voters there on the issue of law-and-order. The message is resonating with some voters but not others.
The story of how the 14th Amendment has remade America – and how America has remade the 14th.
by Ramtin Arablouei
The fourteenth amendment was ratified after the Civil War, and it's packed full of lofty phrases like due process, equal protection, and liberty. But what do those words really guarantee us?