Law

McAlester Regional Health Center's administrative offices in McAlester, Oklahoma.

In this Oklahoma town, almost everyone knows someone who's been sued by the hospital

5:00am January 19, 2024

U.S. hospitals face growing scrutiny over aggressive debt collection tactics. At one community hospital, few patients get financial aid when they can't afford to pay. Many more are taken to court.

Justice Department report finds 'cascading failures' in response to Uvalde attack

5:28pm January 18, 2024

A U.S. Justice Department report released today on the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, found "critical failures" by law enforcement before, during, and after the attack that killed 19 children

National

No more humorous highway signs to hoot at

5:28pm January 18, 2024

Those quirky electronic signs you see along the highway with funny messages about car safety aren't sticking around. The Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to change those signs — which they say can be distracting to drivers.

Drowning deaths of several migrants at US-Mexico border heightens tensions even more

5:28pm January 18, 2024

The drowning death of a woman and two children from Mexico on the US-Mexico border have magnified the rift between Texas and federal officials over who has jurisdiction on the border and how to tackle the migrant crisis.

The mother of an Uvalde victim reacts to the DOJ report on the shooting

5:28pm January 18, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Kimberly Mata-Rubios about the Department of Justice report released today on their findings of the Uvalde school shooting. Her daughter Lexi was one of the 19 students

A memorial is seen surrounding the Robb Elementary School sign following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

Justice Department report finds 'cascading failures' in response to Uvalde attack

1:22pm January 18, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

The Justice Department's critical incident review comes more than a year and a half after the gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

How should judges and lawyers use artificial intelligence?

5:12am January 18, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Duffy Myrtetus, co-chair of the Florida Bar's Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources, about how judges and lawyers should use AI.

Politics & Government

E. Jean Carroll testifies in her 2nd defamation case against Trump

5:12am January 18, 2024

In the second day of writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against former president Donald Trump, she took the witness stand. This is the second defamation case involving Carroll and Trump.

A Supreme Court case that protects the environment, health care, and food safety is at risk

5:29pm January 17, 2024

A group of fishermen asked the Supreme Court to gut a nearly 40 year old case that could weaken federal regulations on the environment, health care and food safety.

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National

Texas and federal officials are struggling to determine who will tackle the border crisis

5:29pm January 17, 2024

Texas and federal officials are at odds over who has jurisdiction at the border and how to tackle the migrant crisis.