Remembering KCUR Reporter Aviva Okeson-Haberman
A reporter for NPR member station KCUR in Kansas City has died after being struck by gunfire. At 24 years old, Aviva Okeson-Haberman was already an accomplished journalist.
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Attorney General Announces Investigation Into Louisville Police Force
Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced a civil rights investigation into the Louisville police force in a city still reeling from the death of Breonna Taylor last summer.
Family Permitted To See 20 Seconds Of Bodycam Video From Shooting Of Andrew Brown Jr.
Family of a Black man who was shot by police in Elizabeth City, N.C., last week say they were only permitted to see 20 seconds of a police bodycam video. An attorney called it "an execution."
The U.S. Supreme Court Seems Headed For A Major Decision On Gun Rights
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving the anonymity of big-money donors to nonprofits. The justices also agreed to hear a major gun-rights case next term.
Outpacing The U.S., Hard-Hit Navajo Nation Has Vaccinated More Than Half Of Adults
One year ago, the Navajo Nation was the site of the highest per-capita infection rate in the U.S. Now the vast majority of adults have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Here's What The CDC Says Summer Camps Should Do To Prevent And Respond To COVID Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says day and overnight camps can operate in person this summer if they take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and prepare for potential infections.
Why Black And Latino People Still Lag On COVID Vaccines — And How To Fix It
It's not a matter of vaccine hesitancy, say advocates. Instead, poorly located clinics, lack of flexible appointments and other barriers to access are hampering Philadelphia's hardest-hit communities.
N.C. County Will Blur Faces Before Andrew Brown Jr.'s Family Sees Video Of Killing
With the sheriff's office poised to release footage related to deputies' killing of Andrew Brown Jr., Elizabeth City Mayor Bettie Parker says that "there may potentially be a period of civil unrest."
Supreme Court To Take Up 1st Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade
At issue is how much the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to carry concealed weapons outside their home for self-defense. The case will likely be argued in the fall.
1st-Time Gun Buyers Help Push Record U.S. Gun Sales Amid String Of Mass Shootings
Data from the FBI's firearms background check database shows six days in March of this year were among the top 10 highest days of firearms background checks since 1998.