Consumer safety regulators adopt new rules to prevent dresser tip-overs
At least 199 children died from clothing storage unit tip-overs between 2000 and 2022, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Police say 89 shell casings were found in the deadly Alabama Sweet 16 party
Shell casings from four types of handguns were recovered at the dance studio just off the town square in Dadeville, about an hour's drive northeast of Montgomery, a lead police investigator said.
Chief Justice Roberts declines Senate invite to testify on Supreme Court ethics
Chief Justice John Roberts released a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin declining his invitation to testify about the ethical standards maintained by the Supreme Court.
Donald Trump's civil rape case goes to trial in Manhattan
Former columnist E. Jean Carroll sued the former president for allegedly raping her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. Trump has said she made it all up for publicity reasons.
Mattel unveils a Barbie with Down syndrome
The company has been moving to diversify its doll collection. It has so far made other Barbie and Ken dolls with wheelchairs, vitiligo, hearing aids, and prosthetic limbs.
What lessons have we learned from the COVID pandemic?
The nonpartisan Covid Crisis Group has released its investigative report, titled "Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report." This is what it found.
Book bans are getting everyone's attention — including Biden's. Here's why
Everyone from the president of the United States to community organizers are paying attention to this obstinate trend.
Texas agriculture department's new dress code is based on 'biological gender'
Under a new dress code issued by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, department employees are expected to comply "in a manner consistent with their biological gender."
Dolly Parton talks about her new kids book and why she's drawn to literature
NPR's Melissa Block talks with singer-songwriter and American icon Dolly Parton about her new kids book Billy the Kid Makes It Big!
The impact that Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling proposal would have on food stamps
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans on holding a vote on his proposal, which included changes to various entitlement programs like food stamps. But the path to becoming a law is very steep.