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Ahmaud Arbery's relatives, including sister Jasmine Arbery (left) and his mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones (second from left), sit at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Monday to witness Gov. Brian Kemp sign a law repealing the state's citizen's arrest statute.

In Ahmaud Arbery's Name, Georgia Repeals Citizen's Arrest Law

4:33pm May 11, 2021

by Emma Hurt

Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, signed a law repealing the citizen's arrest law. The men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery are using it as part of their defense in the murder case.

The Shams sisters at their Sunshine Spice Cafe in Boise, Idaho. From left: Narges, Khatera, Bahar Amir (owner) and Homeyra.

Why Support For Refugees Is Higher Than You Might Think In Parts Of 'Trump Country'

4:08pm May 11, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Some conservative, rural states have resettled refugees at the highest per capita rates. In Idaho, employers applaud President Biden lifting a Trump-era cap on refugee numbers.

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A photo released in 2020 by the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority shows Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.V. Mays was sentenced to multiple life terms after plead

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Woman Who Murdered 7 Veterans In VA Hospital Gets Multiple Life Sentences

3:11pm May 11, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The former nursing assistant pleaded guilty to intentionally using lethal doses of insulin to kill the elderly veterans who ranged in age from 81 to 96.

People who need help getting to a vaccination site will be able to get free or discounted rides through Uber and Lyft, the White House says. Here, a woman receives her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a mass vaccination site in Aberdeen, Md., after get

Uber And Lyft Will Give Free Rides To COVID-19 Vaccination Spots, White House Says

2:36pm May 11, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Lyft will offer up to $15 for trips to or from a vaccination site. The deal covers daytime rides on bikes and scooters, as well as in cars.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren holds a news conference in March. She and Sen. Bernie Sanders are leading the push to introduce a bill Tuesday that would make pandemic-related food benefits for college students permanent and create grants for colleges to address hu

Warren, Sanders Call For Expanding Food Aid To College Students

1:30pm May 11, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

The senators are introducing a bill that would make pandemic-related food benefits for college students permanent and create grants for colleges to address hunger.

Sydney Porter of Bellevue, Wash., receives her COVID-19 vaccination from Kristine Gill, with the Seattle Fire Department's Mobile Vaccination Teams, before the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles at T-Mobile Park on May 5 in Seattl

4th Wave Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hits Washington State

12:12pm May 11, 2021

by Will Stone

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is extending mandates and restrictions while much of the U.S. celebrates declining COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations.

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New York's Lincoln Center, as people gather for its reopening on Monday, May 10.

A Transformed Lincoln Center In New York City Brings Back Live Audiences

11:23am May 11, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

The past year, with COVID and calls for social justice, has made those running Lincoln Center and other arts organizations question their core missions, says Lincoln Center's president Henry Timms.

Stock numbers for Apple are displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in August 2019.

Why Soaring Stocks Could Be Bad News For The Economy

10:49am May 11, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

A new book argues that the growing profitability of big business is bad news for workers.

Some families wait years to get a housing voucher only to find out many landlords won't accept them.

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Government Housing Vouchers Are Hard To Get, And Hard To Use

8:46am May 11, 2021

by Pam Fessler

The federal government plans to release $5 billion in new housing vouchers to help those at risk of homelessness. Low-income tenants often struggle to find landlords who will accept such vouchers.

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DeWine Is 1 Of 6 Governors To Meet With Biden About Vaccination Rate

8:27am May 11, 2021

How can the U.S. encourage more vaccinations? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ahead of his meeting with President Biden about state strategies to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.

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