The Biden administration is capping the cost of internet for low-income Americans
Twenty internet providers, including national companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon have committed to the program.
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Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses
FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process.
Strong, swirling winds complicate New Mexico's wildfire fight
Dangerous winds have picked up again, threatening to spread spot fires and complicate work for firefighters.
Grassroots abortion-rights groups are preparing for a post-Roe V. Wade world
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the executive director of Avow, Aimee Arrambide, about how Avow and other grassroots abortion-rights organizations are preparing for a post-Roe world.
When does life begin? Religions don't agree
Debates about abortion often center around the issue of when life begins. Some religions say it's at conception. Another says it's with the baby's first breath.
Mickey Gilley, the country singer whose club inspired 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86
In addition to his music career, Gilley was also famous for being the face of a nightclub that pushed Texas cowboy culture into a global spotlight.
Almost half of the states plan to ban or limit abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Ayesha Rascoe talks with David Cohen, law professor at Drexel University, about potential conflicts between states should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
Alaska appoints investigator dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous people
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Anne Sears, a former Alaska State Trooper, who was recently appointed Alaska's first dedicated investigator of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
The lone abortion provider in Miss. is at the center of the case challenging Roe
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Shannon Brewer of the Jackson Women's Health Organization. The Mississippi clinic is at the center of a Supreme Court case that could result in the end of Roe v. Wade.
An Indiana man charged with murder advances in election for local township board
Andrew Wilhoite won close to 22% of the Republican vote in a three-person race for the Clinton Township Board. In March, Wilhoite was charged in connection with his wife's death.