DOJ moves to dismiss police consent decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis
The DOJ announced it will drop lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis that would have required them to address what the Biden administration found to be widespread patterns of police misconduct.
WH Threatening To Veto Spending Bill If It Includes Money For Northeast Rail Tunnel
If the century-old rail tunnel into New York City fails, the economic pain will be felt up and down the East Coast. That's why a multi-billion-dollar plan to replace it has been called the most important infrastructure project in the country.
Justices Skeptical About California Law Being Challenged By Anti-Abortion Clinics
Supreme Court justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum expressed skepticism about California's "truth-in-advertising" law requiring anti-abortion clinics to more fully disclose what they are.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler Discusses Series Of Bombings Happening Throughout City
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Austin, Texas Mayor Steve Adler about the series of bombings that have been happening in city.
President Trump Unveils Plan To Fight Opioid Crisis
An estimated 64,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States in 2016 — the vast majority of those were from heroin or synthetic opioids. New Hampshire is one of the states hardest hit by the epidemic and on Monday President Trump unveiled his plan to fight the crisis.
Somali Immigrants Have Abandoned Kansas Town After Bomb Plot
Three militia members go on trial Tuesday for plotting to bomb Somali immigrants working in the Kansas Meatpacking Triangle, a constellation of minority-majority, hardscrabble pioneer towns, that depend on foreign labor. Somali immigrants have all but abandoned one town, despite civic and police efforts to reassure them that they're safe there. Some residents want them to return.
As Wife Of Pulse Nightclub Shooter Faces Federal Charges, A Look At Their Relationship
Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, is facing charges of obstructing justice and providing material support to terrorists. Author Rachel Louise Snyder has been covering the trial for The New Yorker, and shares some of her reporting on Salman and her abusive relationship with Mateen.
Uber Say It Will Cooperate With Investigation After Pedestrian Killed In Arizona
Uber says it is cooperating with an investigation into a fatal accident involving one of its self-driving vehicles over the weekend. A woman in Tempe, Arizona, was struck and killed as she was crossing a street outside of a crosswalk, according to police.
Russian Social Accounts Adding To Complaints That Austin Bombings Aren't Being Covered
Social media users are complaining that the Austin bombings isn't getting enough coverage in the press. But it isn't only American Twitter users, for example, who are saying that. Accounts associated with Russian influence operations also have picked up that thread.