Randy Weaver, participant in Ruby Ridge standoff, dies at 74
A patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago has died.
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McConnell defends Supreme Court on abortion, says impact will be 'a wash' in midterms
Senate's top Republican says the Supreme Court's role is to protect basic rights, even when majorities are in favor of something else. "That happens all the time."
What Senator McConnell says about the Supreme Court and the future of abortion
If Republicans win control in November, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is signaling that Congress could vote on further restrictions on abortion.
In Puerto Rico, the arrests of elected officials worsen trust in government
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Benjamin Torres Gotay, a reporter and columnist for Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Dia, about recent arrests of elected officials related to corruption.
U.S. warns of discrimination in using artificial intelligence to screen job candidates
The federal government tells employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights laws by discriminating against people with disabilities.
Supremacy movements unite over abortion restriction, though for different reasons
The evolution of the anti-abortion coalition in the U.S. has long been a shared project of supremacist movements. Though they have shared a goal of overturning Roe, they have different agendas.
Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography centers on how he lived
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.
Journalist Kathy Gannon retires after 35 years covering Afghanistan
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kathy Gannon, who is retiring after 35 years of covering Afghanistan and Pakistan for The Associated Press, about the most significant moments from those years.
Anti-abortion rights groups say they don't support criminalizing abortion patients
A coalition of anti-abortion rights groups has released a letter opposing criminalization of abortion patients.
The 1st image of the supermassive black hole at our galactic center
The first ever image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy has been released by scientists, who say it shows Albert Einstein was right about gravity.