California is considering a bill to make caste a protected category
Seattle is the first American city to protect people against discrimination based on caste. California could become the first state.
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Reflecting on the Pentagon's 'shock and awe' campaign that began the invasion of Iraq
A retired Air Force pilot, who dropped bombs on Iraq during the opening night of the "shock and awe" campaign 20 years ago, talks with a woman who experienced that night as a teenager in Baghdad.
LAPD chief asks inspector general's office to investigate release of officer photos
NPR' Leila Fadel talks to Los Angeles Times investigative reporter Richard Winton about information that identifies thousands of LA police officers being published by an online database.
Why the U.S.-Australia agreement on a nuclear submarine project is a big deal
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Charles Edel of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about Australia's deal with the U.S. and U.K. to acquire nuclear-powered submarine tech.
A police officer in the Tyre Nichols case retired with benefits. That's not unusual
Lt. DeWayne Smith served as a supervisor on the now-deactivated SCORPION unit — the specialized police unit responsible for conducting the traffic stop that ultimately lead to Nichols' death.
6 things to know about U.S. teacher shortages and how to solve them
There are more teachers now than before the pandemic, so why did almost half of U.S. schools still have teacher vacancies weeks into this school year? Here's what to know.
The fight over the debt ceiling could sink the economy. This is how we got here
Once upon a time, raising the nation's borrowing limit was considered a fairly routine vote. Today, Biden and the GOP are on a partisan collision course that risks landing the U.S. in default.
The SEC charges Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and others with illegally promoting crypto
Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and three of his companies were also charged with crimes related to the promotion and sale of two digital currencies, Tronix (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT).
A student shot 2 administrators at a Denver high school, police say
Two administrators at Denver's East High School were shot by a 17-year-old student Wednesday morning, police said. Police were searching for the suspect, who is considered armed and dangerous.
The prosecutor drops charges against 'Rick and Morty' co-creator Justin Roiland
The district attorney's office told NPR charges were dropped against Roiland "as a result of having insufficient evidence" to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.