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12 jurors selected in Trump hush money trial
by Ximena Bustillo
Former President Donald Trump is present in the courtroom while New Yorkers answer personal questions about their ability to serve on the jury.
Author Steven Millhauser doesn't mind if his new stories leave you uneasy
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with author Steven Millhauser about new collection of short stories, Disruptions, that describe fantastical situations that deal with obsessions, fixations and extremes.
As oceans grow warmer, blacktip sharks are spending more time farther north
by Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel
Blacktip sharks used to be plentiful off the coast of South Florida, but warming ocean waters are pushing these sharks farther north.
Weekly Dose of Wonder: Spending time with a dog can be good for your health
by Maria Godoy
What's four-legged, furry and often serves up a mood boost? That's right: dogs. As part of our series Weekly Dose of Wonder, here's how even brief interactions with pups can be good for health.
New federal laws have money for climate projects — if communities can actually get it
by Emily Jones
Two landmark laws aim to send tens of billions of dollars to help communities protect themselves from climate change. But that money can be hard to get, especially for some places that need it most.
Presidential historian weighs in the significance of Trump's indictment
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with presidential historian Tim Naftali about the significance of Trump's latest indictment for his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
What Trump's indictments could mean for his political future
by Franco Ordoñez
As former President Donald Trump is indicted again, this time on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, here's a look at the political implications of these criminal proceedings.
Fitch drops the United States' credit rating to AA+
by Scott Horsley
Fitch Ratings cut the U.S.'s rating by one notch, moving it from the previous top-rated AAA to AA+, citing worsening governance as a key factor — just months after the country averted a debt default.
How Trump's latest indictment fits into the bigger Jan. 6 investigation
by Tom Dreisbach
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The push to expand testing for cancer predisposition
by Nell Greenfieldboyce
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the U.S., and 10% of it comes from inherited gene mutations. Tests for genetic risk factors are inexpensive, and yet many people don't take them.
'Waiting To Be Arrested At Night' is the story of a Uyghur poet's escape
by Emily Feng
Tahir Hamut Izgil is one of the best-known living Uyghur poets. He left Xinjiang amid a Chinese crackdown on the Uyghur people — an escape at the heart of his book, Waiting To Be Arrested At Night.
Henrietta Lacks' family settles with a biotech company that used her cells
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with science journalist and author Rebecca Skloot about Henrietta Lacks, whose family just settled with a biotech company that used her cancer cells without consent.