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Pandemic border rules known as Title 42 will end Thursday night. Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges. EPA proposes rules on pollution from gas and coal-fired power plants.
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A look at Justice Clarence Thomas' controversial tenure on the Supreme Court
In the wake of several new reports about his finances, we take a look back at Justice Clarence Thomas' controversial tenure on the Supreme Court.
Former police officer admits to felony assault on Black man after George Floyd murder
Former Minneapolis police officer Justin Stetson told the court he "crossed the line" on May 30, 2020, when he repeatedly kicked, hit and kneed Jaleel Stallings in the face and head.
Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others
In one case, references to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement were removed. The list of rejected materials included books on U.S. history, the Holocaust and psychology.
Federal jury finds Trump liable for battery and defamation in E. Jean Carroll trial
Donald Trump says he plans to appeal a federal jury's decision that found him liable of battery and defamation in a sexual assault case brought by E. Jean Carroll. The jury awarded her $5 million.
U.S. stands by as a partner to help as Khan's arrest adds to Pakistan's turmoil
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Derek Chollet, counselor to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, about multiple court cases and corruption charges filed against Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Morning news brief
Jury finds Trump liable for battery and defamation in E. Jean Carroll trial. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is arrested. President Biden and congressional leaders discuss the debt limit.
A jury finds Trump liable for battery and defamation in E. Jean Carroll trial
Jurors believed that Carroll's allegation of sexual abuse in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s was more likely true than not. They awarded her $5 million in total damages.
An Arizona lawmaker (who is also a minister) is under investigation for a Bible prank
An ethics inquiry is examining whether Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, a Presbyterian minister, broke Arizona House rules when she hid Bibles from the members' lounge in a protest.
The political ramifications of Trump being found liable for sexual assault
The political world is reacting after a federal jury determined former President Donald Trump is liable for battery and defamation in a civil lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll.