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Chelsea Manning, a former military intelligence analyst, was freed after refusing to testify about WikiLeaks, but she now faces a new subpoena.

Chelsea Manning Is Freed From Jail, Faces New Subpoena In WikiLeaks Case

10:46am May 10, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Manning is due to return to federal court on May 16. Despite an offer of immunity, she has refused to answer questions about WikiLeaks, saying she already has shared everything she knows.

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, pictured in 2014, says he can no longer get around the tennis court safely, but he can play a decent game of Ping-Pong.

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens Talks History, His New Book And Ping-Pong

10:02am May 10, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

At 99, the retired Supreme Court justice — author of The Making of a Justice — says "the world is changing much faster than I anticipated. " And it's changing, he says, "for the worse."

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Late night TV host Conan O'Brien, pictured in 2016, has settled a lawsuit with a man who accused O'Brien and his writing staff of stealing his jokes.

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Conan O'Brien Settles Joke Theft Lawsuit — And Makes Fun Of NPR's New Music

9:10am May 10, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

"Short of murder, stealing material is the worst thing any comic can be accused of," O'Brien writes. The case was due to go to a jury trial within weeks.

Trump Picks Shanahan To Permanently Replace Mattis As Defense Secretary

7:11am May 10, 2019

by Tom Bowman

President Trump will nominate acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to the permanent role. Shanahan has spent much of his life working at Boeing before joining the Trump administration in 2017.

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39 Second Video Revives Calls For New Inquiry Into Sandra Bland's Death

6:18am May 10, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Sharon Cooper, a sister of Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail after a 2015 traffic stop. Bland's own video emerged this week, showing the stop from her point of view.

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Maria Butina with mentor Alexander Torshin, then a member of Russia's upper house of parliament, in Moscow in 2012. The two sought political influence in the United States.

Exclusive: Documents Detail Meetings Of Russians With Treasury, Federal Reserve

5:10am May 10, 2019

by Tim Mak

Alexander Torshin and Maria Butina met in 2015 with top leaders in the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve, according to materials obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Trump administration says it has seized a North Korean cargo ship, the Wise Honest, that U.S. officials say was used to transport coal in violation of international sanctions.

U.S. Takes Control Of North Korean 'Sanctions-Busting' Ship

10:31pm May 09, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

U.S. authorities say it is the first-ever seizure of a North Korean cargo vessel for breaking international sanctions. The coal ship has been detained in Indonesia for the past year.

A sign announces the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer cards at a farmers market in California. Anti-poverty groups fear that many low-income people might be pushed off programs such as food stamps under a possible change to how the government mea

Trump Administration Considering Changes That Would Redefine The Poverty Line

9:36pm May 09, 2019

by Pam Fessler

The possible change involves a different inflation measure to adjust the poverty threshold annually. Anti-poverty groups worry that many low-income people would be pushed off assistance programs.

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President Trump holds up a Red Sox team jersey that was presented to him by outfielder J.D. Martinez Thursday at the White House.

With Some Players Bowing Out, Trump Hosts Red Sox At The White House

7:40pm May 09, 2019

by Tovia Smith

The 2018 World Series Champion Red Sox were honored at a White House ceremony on Thursday. Most players of color stayed away, leading one sportswriter to comment, "its the white Sox who'll be going."

Attorney Linda Rivas (right) with the nonprofit Las Americas of El Paso meets with a transgender migrant woman sent back to Mexico as part of the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy.

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Trump Administration's 'Remain In Mexico' Program Tangles Legal Process

7:06pm May 09, 2019

by Monica Ortiz Uribe

Immigrant advocates say the policy, known as Migrant Protection Protocols, is not protecting migrants. It is difficult for lawyers to reach clients and puts migrants in danger.

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