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Nursing home industry rebukes new federal rule on minimum staffing requirements

5:57pm April 25, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with American Health Care Association's CEO Mark Parkinson about the new rule that establishes staffing minimums at nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding.

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The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about whether a president enjoys broad immunity from criminal prosecution after leaving office.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president

5:04pm April 25, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

A majority of justices appeared skeptical of granting a president blanket immunity from prosecution for criminal acts, but it is unclear whether the court would act swiftly to resolve the case.

Catherine Berthet of France, whose daughter Camille was killed in the 2019 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, speaks Wednesday alongside other family members of victims after meeting with Justice Department officials.

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After two Boeing 737 Max crashes, families are still seeking answers from DOJ

12:58pm April 25, 2024

by Joel Rose

More than five years after two 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people, families of the victims are still pushing the Justice Department to hold Boeing accountable. They're frustrated by the response.

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Former film producer Harvey Weinstein ,appearing in a Los Angeles courtroom in Oct. 2022.

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction in New York overturned

12:53pm April 25, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the former movie mogul had not received a fair trial in 2020 that led to a 23-year sentence, and ordered a new trial.

Politics & Government

11 'fake electors' from 2020, including Meadows and Giuliani, indicted in Arizona

8:15am April 25, 2024

An Arizona grand jury has indicted a group of allies of former President Donald Trump for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election.

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Supreme Court to hear historic arguments on Trump's immunity claim

7:21am April 25, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

Former President Donald Trump's attorneys claim he has immunity from criminal charges over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump is making a broad argument for immunity.

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Families push the Justice Department to hold Boeing accountable for crashes

5:18am April 25, 2024

by Joel Rose

Five years after two 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people, some victims' families are still fighting a legal battle against Boeing. They met Wednesday with prosecutors at the Justice Department.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:18am April 25, 2024

Grand jury in Arizona indicts 18 allies of ex-President Trump. Supreme Court to hear Trump's claim he's immune from criminal prosecution. Secretary of State Blinken meets with top Chinese officials.

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Arizona becomes the 4th state to charge Trump allies in a fake elector scheme

5:18am April 25, 2024

by Wayne Schutsky

An Arizona grand jury has indicted 11 Republicans who submitted documentation falsely claiming former President Donald Trump, not President Biden, won the state's popular vote in 2020.

Pamela Hill-Veal says that while she and her family were flying first class on Feb. 10 from Chicago to Phoenix, an American Airlines flight attendant stopped her as she returned to her seat and accused her of slamming the restroom door.

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American Airlines passenger alleges discrimination over use of first-class restroom

5:02am April 25, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

In a complaint to the airline, Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired judge, says that while on a Chicago-to-Phoenix flight, a flight attendant berated her and accused her of slamming the lavatory door.