Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case
At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?
Voter ID Laws May Disproportionately Affect Transgender Community
Many transgender people are at risk of having trouble voting in states that require ID at the polls. Georgia is the largest state affected, with an estimated 20,000 voters who could have difficulty.
Boston Is Once Again World Series Champions
For the fourth time in 15 years, the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games. Steve Pearce was crowned MVP.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Announces She Won't Seek Another Term
Merkel had told her party she won't run for re-election as its chairwoman. Her decision comes after the CDU suffered heavy losses in regional elections. She's held the chancellor post for 18 years.
'New York Times' Opinion Writer On Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Steve Inskeep talks to Bari Weiss, an opinion writer for The New York Times, who grew up in Squirrel Hill — down the street from where the synagogue shooting took place on Saturday.
Poet And Playwright Ntozake Shange Dies On Saturday At Age 70
David Greene talks to Tony Medina, professor of creative writing at Howard University, about Ntozake Shange, who wrote: "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf."
Mexican Officials Offer Caravan Members Work Visas If They Stay In Mexico
Steve Inskeep talks to Mexico's ambassador to the U.S., Gerónimo Gutiérrez, about his country offering refugees temporary work permits if they stay in southern Mexico and don't continue to the U.S.
After Synagogue Attack, Web-Hosting Sites Suspend Gab
Alleged synagogue shooter Robert Bowers was an avid user of Gab, the social media site that touts itself as a place for free speech. The site is popular with white nationalists and the alt-right.
Remembering The Victims Of The Weekend Synagogue Shooting
In Pittsburgh on Saturday, 11 people were killed in a shooting attack on a synagogue. The victims ranged in age from 54 to 97. Two of them were brothers and two were a married couple.
How Dangerous Is Divisive Political Rhetoric?
Steve Inskeep talks to John Cohen of Rutgers University who served as a senior official in the Department of Homeland Security about those who use ideological justification for their violent acts.