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Unsealed court filing details election interference case against Trump
by A Martínez
The Justice Department, in a new court filing, says former President Donald Trump needs to stand trial for alleged election interference just like any other citizen.
Florida's public schools open this year under a slate of new education laws
by Kerry Sheridan
Teachers in Florida are navigating new rules on how they teach topics involving sexual orientation, race and more. Some say the rules are stifling while others pledge they won't change how they teach.
Largest U.S. auto market is moving away from the internal combustion engine
by Nathan Rott
The California Air Resource Board is expected to approve a plan Thursday to ban the sale of new gas cars by 2035. The state will have interim goals of 35% zero emission cars by 2026 and 68% by 2030.
A family looks for answers into why so many of them develop Alzheimer's disease
by Jon Hamilton
Three sisters set out to learn why many of the people in their family develop Alzheimer's disease in middle age — and what they can do about it.
A skateboarding destination in Arizona runs through the Hopi Reservation
A group of Hopi teenagers rallied together to bring a skate park to their village. When the pandemic began, the outdoor activity took on new life and the teens created what they called Skate264.
Deadline looms for DOJ to submit a redacted affidavit on FBI's Mar-a-Lago search
The Justice Department faces a Thursday deadline in federal court in Florida to submit its proposed redactions to the affidavit used to get the warrant for searching ex-President Trump's Florida home.
6 months of war: The view from the frontlines
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ukrainian politician Volodymyr Omelyan, who left his job and family, and has been fighting against the Russians on the frontlines for the last six months.
White House mulls student loan forgiveness for millions of borrowers
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Jared Bass from the Center for American Progress about possible student loan relief from the Biden administration.
Schools across the country offer teachers more money to staff their classrooms
by Grant Gerlock
Iowa's largest school district is offering a big incentive to address teacher shortages. Experienced teachers who put off retirement for one more year can make an extra $50,000 or more.
Frozen Afghan bank reserves contribute to the country's economic collapse
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to economist Shah Mehrabi, member of the Supreme Council of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, about Afghan Central Bank reserves that remain frozen in the U.S.
'The Mamas': Reimagining parenting through a lens of race and class
NPR's Rachel Martin asks author Helena Andrews-Dyer what she has learned from moms who aren't like her. Andrews' book is, The Mamas: What I Learned about Kids, Class, and Race from Moms Not Like Me.
2 men are found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer in 2020
by Dustin Dwyer
A federal jury in Michigan convicted the men of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — in what the FBI called a domestic terrorism case. Prosecutors say they wanted to overthrow the government.
Trump asks court to appoint a third party to review records seized in FBI search
NPR's A Martinez talks to former Justice Department official David Laufman about former President Donald Trump's request for a special master to review materials seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago.