Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 8)
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Politics & Government
As NC proposes new mental health plan for youth in welfare system, Forsyth County asks for options
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a new plan to address complex behavioral health needs for kids who come into the care of child welfare services.
A curfew in Peru prompts backlash — and questions over presidential leadership
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Peru-based journalist Jacqueline Fowks about protests in the country over inflation and President Pedro Castillo's reaction to them.
2 found not guilty in Michigan governor kidnapping plot
Jurors in Michigan acquitted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gove Gretchen Whitmer. The jury deadlocked over charges of two other defendants and the judge declared a mistrial for them.
Kentucky governor halts bill that would ban transgender students from women's sports
For Kentucky students wanting to participate in sports, their sex would be determined by the sex printed on their birth certificate and an affidavit from a doctor ascertaining that information.
GOP Congressman Madison Cawthorn has ruffled feathers in his 1st term
GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn has drawn several Republican primary challengers in his western North Carolina district. How are voters there feeling about the controversial congressman?
Dr. Anthony Fauci talks about vaccine efficacy and second boosters
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, about the new study on vaccines and the current COVID-19 wave.
Jackson notes the progress she represents in her journey to the Supreme Court
A day after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, she spoke at the White House with President Biden and Vice President Harris
2 men are acquitted in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer; hung jury on 2 more
Two of four men were acquitted Friday in a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, motivated by fury at the Democrat's tough COVID-19 restrictions early in the pandemic.
Proud Boy leader pleads guilty to Jan. 6 conspiracy, agrees to cooperate with DOJ
Charles Donohoe, the leader of a North Carolina Proud Boys chapter, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the federal investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.