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The Manhattan district attorney dropped a charge against Amy Cooper, above, for calling police on a Black man after he asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park.

Amy Cooper, White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher, Has Charge Dismissed

1:56pm February 16, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Amy Cooper had been facing a charge of falsely reporting an incident to police, after she told them Christian Cooper, who is not related to her, threatened her in a New York City park. He did not.

Law professor spent four years as a volunteer police officer in Washington, DC. "The deepest problems in policing can't be changed by police â they have to be changed by the rest of us," she says.

Books
Arts

To Understand Police Reform, Law Professor Volunteered To Join The Force

1:15pm February 16, 2021

by Terry Gross

For four years, Rosa Brooks carried a badge and a gun and worked a minimum of 24 hours a month for the D.C. police — all on a voluntary basis. She writes about her experiences in Tangled Up in Blue.

Weeks before the 1980 census officially began, the Federation for American Immigration Reform launched its campaign to exclude unauthorized immigrants from population counts that, according to the Constitution, must include the "whole number of persons in

Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession

4:34pm February 15, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Trump administration tried and failed to accomplish a long-held desire of immigration hard-liners — a count of unauthorized immigrants to reshape Congress, the Electoral College and public policy.

National

Inside One City's Attempt To Defund The Police

4:08pm February 15, 2021

by Audrey McGlinchy

In the past year, calls to defund police departments have increased after a series of high-profile killings by police. NPR looks at one city that implemented big police funding cuts — Austin, Texas.

Health & Safety

As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?

1:06pm February 15, 2021

by Michelle Andrews

The federal insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, has reopened for changes and new sign-ups until May 15. But states with their own exchanges have different rules. Here's what you need to know.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named the new head of the World Trade Organization. An economist, she previously served as Nigeria's finance minister and as managing director of the World Bank.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History As WTO's First African And Female Leader

11:52am February 15, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

As she takes the helm of the World Trade Organization, the former Nigerian finance minister faces challenges from COVID-19 response to navigating trade frictions between the U.S. and China.

Trump Faces Potential Legal Battles Following His Second Impeachment

10:35am February 15, 2021

Mitch McConnell said that former President Donald Trump is not immune from criminal and civil litigation. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Michael McConnell, a constitutional scholar, how that could work.

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Politics & Government

Biden's Vision For Federal Court Reform

5:27pm February 14, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Daliah Lithwick, Slate's legal correspondent, about President Biden's approach to demands for federal court reform.

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney arrives at the Capitol for the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. Romney was one of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict.

Trump Impeachment Trial Verdict: How Senators Voted

5:47pm February 13, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Democrats did not gain enough Republican support to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection, but seven GOP senators did break with their own party. See the vote breakdown.

Residents Resistant To Permanent Capitol Security Fence

5:08pm February 13, 2021

by Jordan Pascale

The U.S. Capitol and Congressional office buildings are ringed by a fence that went up the day after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now there's a debate about whether to permanently fence off the area.