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Can Ukraine continue its fight against Russia with dwindling U.S. support?

4:32pm December 12, 2023

by Tom Bowman

U.S. support for Ukraine's war against Russia is fast eroding. Ukraine's Volodymr Zelenskyy visited Washington today to make a last-ditch push for more U.S. weapons and aid.

A mother is working to prevent overdose deaths by supervising drug use at home

4:32pm December 12, 2023

by Martha Bebinger

A mother monitors illegal drug use, at home, to prevent a fatal overdose for her daughter and others addicted to opioids.

After controversial testimony, Harvard University president remains

4:32pm December 12, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe about Claudine Gay's controversial congressional hearing and the decision to retain her as Harvard's president.

Minnesota will soon fly a new state flag

4:32pm December 12, 2023

by Dana Ferguson

In Minnesota, a special panel is nearing a decision point to replace the flag and seal that have been long panned as cluttered and culturally offensive.

This undated photo provided by Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife. Alabama plans to put him to death by nitrogen hypoxia, an execution method that is authorized in three states but has never been used.

Alabama's upcoming gas execution could harm witnesses and violate religious liberty

3:47pm December 12, 2023

by Chiara Eisner

Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas. NPR obtained a Department of Corrections document showing the method may pose risks to others in the room and impede religious liberties.

Harvard President Claudine Gay speaks about antisemitism on campus during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5.

Harvard affirms President Claudine Gay will not step down over antisemitism testimony

11:15am December 12, 2023

Gay faced growing criticism from lawmakers, alumni and donors for not denouncing violence and hateful rhetoric against Jewish students more clearly or forcefully enough during congressional testimony.

Donald Trump speaks to members of the media in November 2018.

How should the media cover Trump and Biden in 2024? One man has an answer

10:27am December 12, 2023

What have journalists learned from covering the 2016 and 2020 elections? How can we do better? We asked the man who led The Washington Post through the Trump presidency.

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Ellen Butterfield and her husband Chas Eisner.

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The border guard looked forbidding — then surprised them with his empathy

8:58am December 12, 2023

A husband and wife were returning from Mexico with chemotherapy medication when a guard asked to see the bottles of white powder. His kindness in that moment left an impression.

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The special counsel has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity

7:02am December 12, 2023

The Supreme Court has been asked to fast track a case that centers on whether former President Donald Trump should be shielded from criminal prosecution.

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Morning news brief

4:55am December 12, 2023

Top Texas court rules against a woman who sought an abortion for a complicated pregnancy, Ukraine's leader meets President Biden, and the Supreme Court weighs legal protections for ex-President Trump.