After a chaotic vote count in 2020, here's what Detroit will do differently this year
Four years ago, Trump supporters, motivated in part by false election fraud claims, loudly protested at a Detroit counting facility. Election officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos.
Florida Mayor Comments On Partial Building Collapse, Biden Meeting
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava about the partial building collapse in Surfside, and her meeting with the president about the increase in violent crimes.
Britney Spears Tells A Judge That She Wants Her Life Back
Addressing a Los Angeles Superior Court judge via a remote connection, pop star Britney Spears called for an end to her long-running conservatorship, which has controlled her life since 2008.
John McAfee, Software Pioneer, Dies In Prison At Age 75
McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison cell on Wednesday — hours after a court in Spain had approved his extradition to the U.S. to face tax evasion charges.
Violent Crime Rates Are Surging. What Can Be Done To Reverse The Trend?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ronald Wright, a criminal justice expert and law professor at Wake Forest University, about why so many cities across the U.S. are experiencing a surge in violent crime.
The Reasons Why The South's Vaccination Rate Lags Behind Other Regions
Several southern states are far behind the White House's goal of vaccinating people against COVID-19. It's becoming a block-by-block, house-by-house effort to encourage people to get vaccinated.
As Demand Slows, The Biden Administration Will Miss Its Vaccination Goal
The White House acknowledged that the country will miss President Biden's goal of 70% of American adults receiving at least one vaccine dose by July 4, but their push to get shots in arms goes on.
Southern Baptists' New Leader Has Many Issues To Tackle
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to pastor Ed Litton, the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, about the future of America's largest protestant denomination after the group's difficult year.
Cheerleader's F-Bombs Are Protected By The 1st Amendment, Supreme Court Rules
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Vic Walczak of the ACLU about the Supreme Court ruling that a school district violated the First Amendment by punishing a cheerleader for social media activity.
'I Carry You With Me': Tells A Gay Couple's Love Story
NPR's Noel King talks to Director Heidi Ewing and actor Armando Espitia about their film Te Llevo Conmigo or I Carry You With Me. It's also a story about what the two men left behind in Mexico.
Massachusetts Bar Takes In $1,800 In Fake Money
Ralph's Tavern briefly accepted Monopoly money in payment for the cover charge and food. The tavern is campaigning for a spot on a planned version of the Monopoly game that is Worchester-themed.
D.C. Woman Starts New Job Without Her Well-Worn Hawaiian Shirt
A Washington, D.C., woman wore the same Hawaiian shirt to 264 Zoom meetings between April 2020 and this month. None of her colleagues noticed — or at least they didn't say anything.