The journey for the Emmitt Till and Mamie Till-Mobley national monuments
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with executive director Patrick Weems on the announcement of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
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Judge blocks Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the border
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar blocked a similar policy during the Trump administration, and immigrant advocates had urged him to do the same in this case.
A former pastor is charged with murdering an 8-year-old girl nearly 50 years ago
David Zandstra, 83, has been charged with criminal homicide, first-degree murder and other crimes. Investigators say he admitted to killing Gretchen Harrington in 1975.
Marine veteran Trevor Reed was wounded fighting in Ukraine
The U.S. Marine veteran was freed from Russian prison in a prisoner swap last year. Now he has sustained an injury while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said.
Ammon Bundy ordered to pay $50 million. But will the hospital ever see the money?
A jury as ordered Ammon Bundy and an associate to pay more than $50 million in damages to Idaho's largest hospital after armed protests last year led to a security lockdown.
Obamas' personal chef dies while paddleboarding in Martha's Vineyard
The body of Tarfari Campbell, 45, was recovered Monday after a two-day search in Edgartown Great Pond, near a home owned by the former president and first lady.
A political gap in excess deaths widened after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, study says
After vaccines became widely available in 2021, "the excess death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters," Yale researchers say.
The DOJ is taking legal action over razor wire-topped floating border wall in Texas
The Justice Department and Texas are headed for a legal fight over Gov. Greg Abbott's floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop illegal border crossings. The DOJ says the buoys violate federal law.
Biden to designate a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother
President Biden will designate a new national monument to honor Emmett Till, the Black teenager who was brutally killed in 1955. The monument will also pay tribute to his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
New quarter will feature legendary singer Celia Cruz, U.S. Mint says
The U.S. Mint has revealed the design of a quarter featuring singer Celia Cruz. She's the first Afro Latina to have the honor. And her signature slogan "Azucar!" (sugar!) is on the coin, too.