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School vouchers are one example of the stakes in legislative elections
by Wayne Schutsky
The November election in Arizona could determine whether a rapidly expanding school voucher program is reined in by the Legislature. That's the goal Democrats have -- if they can get a majority.
The Indicator from Planet Money: What happens when there aren't enough CPAs?
Nearly all professions are hurting for workers. That includes accounting firms in need of certified public accountants, who are responsible for tasks from balancing the books to fraud probes.
The chief prosecutor in the Tampa area says he will fight his removal from office
by Greg Allen
Prosecutor Andrew Warren is fighting his removal from office by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who says Warren refused to enforce laws prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors and other laws.
TV's favorite foul-mouth kids are celebrating an anniversary
Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny have been entertaining and offending for 25 years. South Park premiered in 1997, but the characters first came to life five years earlier in a student film.
A Sunni Muslim is held in connection with the killings of Shia men in New Mexico
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with leaders of New York University's Muslim community about Shia and Sunni responses to the killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque, N.M.
CDC's new guidance ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules
The CDC stopped recommending quarantines or test-to-stay in schools. It's part of a relaxation of COVID guidance that acknowledges the virus is here to stay, and that many people have prior immunity.
News brief: Mar-a-Lago warrant, FBI office attacked, New CDC COVID guidance
Justice Department asks a court to unseal the warrant used to search Mar-a-Lago. There was an attempted attack on an FBI office in Cincinnati. The CDC gives new advice on how to live with COVID-19.
If you were overcharged 25 cents, what lengths would you go to get it back?
In 1999 a lawyer in India noticed he was overcharged for train tickets and sued the railway. Decades go by, and after more than 100 court appearances, a court awarded him about $200 plus a refund.
The House is set to pass the Democrats' climate, health and taxes bill
House passage would cap a run of success for President Biden's party as they face midterms and headwinds from former President Trump's allies.
Former Trump Organization CFO to appear in New York court on alleged tax fraud
Lawyers for the Trump Organization and its former chief financial officer on Friday will ask a New York state judge to dismiss a sweeping criminal indictment filed against them last year.
There are still no official results in Kenya's presidential election
by Eyder Peralta
While Kenyans wait for the final results, the electoral commission has done something new this year. It has posted some early results online but that seems to be causing confusion.
A prominent Taliban cleric is killed in an explosion in Kabul
by Diaa Hadid
Afghan cleric and senior Taliban leader Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani was killed in an apparent suicide attack in Kabul on Thursday.
Lower gas prices provide some relief to inflation-weary consumers
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with economist Julia Coronado, the founder of economic research service Macropolicy Perspectives, about the impact of gas prices on inflation and the economy.