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The Federalist Society's Leonard Leo speaks to media at Trump Tower in 2016.

One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court and overturning Roe

5:00am June 30, 2022

A dedicated minority of conservative activists has been working for decades to dismantle Roe v. Wade. One man in particular has played an outsized role in that effort: Leonard Leo.

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Emmett Till's family seeks the arrest of a woman after a 1955 warrant is found

9:04pm June 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

A warrant for an arrest was discovered last week by searchers inside a file folder that had been placed in a box, said Leflore County Circuit Clerk Elmus Stockstill.

White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, left, is seen with Keith Kellog, center, national security adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, watching Marine One carrying President Donald Trump leave the White House ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Pat Cipollone, Trump's former White House counsel

8:22pm June 29, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

Testimony in the Jan. 6 hearings so far has shown Cipollone present at key points in the leadup to Jan. 6 and on the day of the attack. He figured heavily in Tuesday's testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Berlin, Germany, on June 24, 2022.

Putin has been unwilling to engage in Ukraine talks, says Secretary of State Blinken

8:19pm June 29, 2022

It is important that the Ukrainians define the terms of any potential negotiation, Blinken tells NPR, while the U.S. makes sure that the country has the means to repel Russian aggression.

Students stand outside Oxford High School, near memorial items that were placed after the November 2021 shooting that took place at the Michigan school.

The dealer that sold the gun used in the Oxford High School shooting is being sued

7:47pm June 29, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Four students were killed in the mass shooting in Michigan last November. Seven people were also injured, including a student whose parents are suing Acme Shooting Goods, the weapons dealer.

Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., stopped providing emergency contraceptives due to the state's abortion ban, then reversed course.

Major health system stops, then resumes Plan B amid Missouri's abortion ban ambiguity

6:00pm June 29, 2022

by Savannah Hawley

Saint Luke's Health System, which operates several hospitals in the Kansas City area, said it was concerned about the risk of criminal prosecution by offering the emergency contraceptive.

The deaths of migrants in San Antonio has put a spotlight on the immigration issue

5:41pm June 29, 2022

by John Burnett

The deaths of 53 smuggled in a semi-truck in Texas have thrown immigration into headlines ahead of midterms. Republicans blame Biden for loosening Trump's policies. Immigrant advocates fault Title 42.

International special envoys for LGBTQ rights talk about pride around the world

5:41pm June 29, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with envoys assigned to LGBTQ issues – the U.S.'s Jessica Stern, Italy's Fabrizio Petri and Argentina's Alba Rueda – about whether life is improving for queer people globally.

The complicated — and rapidly shifting — legal risks of getting an abortion by pill

5:41pm June 29, 2022

by Yuki Noguchi

Abortions by pill make up more than half of abortions now. But the Supreme Court's ruling means about half of states will eventually ban or seriously restrict abortion, including by medication.

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San Antonio deaths highlight the dangers people face crossing the border illegally

5:29pm June 29, 2022

by Angela Kocherga

The death of dozens of people in the back of a semi-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, is a reminder of the dangers people face crossing the border illegally. Yet, large numbers of people are trying.

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