Former DOJ official discusses Trump administration's responses to court orders
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elliot Williams, legal analyst and former Justice Department deputy assistant attorney general, about the Trump administration's response to court orders.
The suspect in the Wis. Christmas parade attack has a previous criminal record
There are more questions than answers as to why a person drove an SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis., killing five people and injuring dozens of others.
Amid a COVID-19 surge in Europe, Austria imposes a lockdown
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to freelance journalist Benjamin Breitegger about how Austria is trying to combat a spike in new coronavirus infections.
The trial of 3 white men charged with murdering a Black jogger is nearing an end
In Georgia, the prosecution will deliver its rebuttal Tuesday in the case of the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to law professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway.
Examining Ethiopia's civil war which has roots that are centuries old
The civil war in Ethiopia has roots that stretch back millennia. A great tragedy is that so many people once peripheral to the fight have been radicalized.
The pandemic has sparked rising house prices across the rural U.S.
The pandemic has helped spread the housing crisis to almost every corner of the United States. A surge of people moving to rural towns is pricing out some long-time residents.
An outage leaves Tesla drivers unable to unlock or start their vehicles
The carmaker's app, which drivers can use as a key, was down. Owners posted on social media about seeing an error message on the mobile app that prevented them from connecting to their vehicles.
There's an effort to get EMTs to respond to more than than medical emergencies
An ambulance typically arrives mid-crisis, but a new approach — called community paramedicine — is trying to prevent the emergency altogether.
Pee-wee Herman is hosting a special radio episode on KCRW
Pee-wee Herman, the wacky character embodied by comedian Paul Reubens, is DJing a one-time radio show on member station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif.
Biden chooses to keep Fed Chairman Powell in place for a second term
President Biden plans to stick with Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Fed is wrestling with an uneven recovery and the highest inflation in more than three decades.
Despite the holiday crunch, Beanie Babies should be in the hands of customers
Ty Warner, owner of the Beanie Baby brand, had trouble getting his miniature stuffed animals from Chinese factories. He booked more than 150 flights to airlift his product to his Illinois warehouse.
News brief: Wis. parade tragedy, Fed chair Powell, Austria's COVID-19 lockdown
The latest out of Wisconsin after an SUV plowed into a parade. President Biden taps Fed chair Jerome Powell for a second term. Austria returns to a lockdown to try to roll back a wave of COVID cases.