U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming
Climate-warming greenhouse gasses in the U.S. declined 1.9% last year, but that's only a third of what's needed to meet Paris climate change goals.
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Former first lady Melania Trump's mother has died
Trump described her mother, Amalija Knavs, as strong and graceful in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Knavs, a native of Slovenia, became a U.S. citizen in 2018.
North Carolina man settles for millions after wrongful conviction, 44 years in prison
The settlement, which will end a wrongful incarceration lawsuit filed by attorneys for Ronnie Wallace Long, also included a public apology from the city of Concord for its role in his imprisonment.
A sprawling storm in the U.S. spawns high winds in the South and snow in the Midwest
The storm caused deaths and damage in the Southeast and stranded motorists on highways in the Midwest. It is expected to bring heavy rain to the Northeast, parts of which got a foot of snow on Sunday.
Guantánamo Bay has been open for 22 years despite calls for its closure
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Scott Roehm of the Center for Victims of Torture about how Guantánamo Bay still is operating despite calls for its closure.
Memphis committee recommends replacing police chief, 1 year after Tyre Nichols death
A Memphis City Council committee voted to replace Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers generated intense criticism of her department.
Trump appears in court over claim to immunity in election interference
Former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court today. At issue was whether he is immune from prosecution for his attempts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.
White House Infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu joins Biden reelection campaign
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with White House infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu about joining President Biden's reelection campaign, and what role infrastructure law will play in the election.
Defense Secretary Llloyd Austin is being treated for prostate cancer
After Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was mysteriously hospitalized, doctors from Walter Reed National Military Center say he is being treated for prostate cancer.
Will the feds block a grocery megamerger? Kroger and Albertsons will soon find out
America's two largest supermarket chains have struck a $25 billion deal to combine. Now the FTC is about to decide whether it will block or allow it, and under what conditions.