RFK Jr.'s SNAP changes have people worried about losing benefits altogether
Over 20 states are trying to bar people from using food assistance to buy candy and soda, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he'll expand the ban. Some recipients fear they may lose aid altogether.
Trump To Deliver Address To Joint Session Of Congress
President Trump delivers his first address to Congress Tuesday night. NPR takes a look at the message he needs to convey after five weeks in the White House.
Chicago Leaders Use Cognitive Behavorial Therapy To Combat Violent Crime
Chicago is in dire need of solutions for its violent crime. A cognitive behavioral therapy program has been able to help keep teenage boys from acting out on their impulses.
Black Lives Matter Finds 'Renewed Focus' 5 Years After Trayvon Martin
From the death that sparked a hashtag that became a national movement, Black Lives Matter takes on a new urgency under President Trump. Co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors discusses what lies ahead.
Estate Sale-Goers Discover Treasures In Home Of Historian John Hope Franklin
Collectors, scholars and everyday people got the chance to peruse the Durham, N.C., home of the late John Hope Franklin, a world-renowned scholar of African-American history who died in 2009.
Philadelphia Cemetery Vandalized In Wave Of Anti-Semitic Attacks
Jewish cemeteries in Pennsylvania and Missouri have been hit by vandalism in recent weeks, but it's unclear if the attacks are the work of a few individuals or part of a larger problem.
'La La Land' Producer Reacts To Best Picture Blunder
A major blunder at the Academy Awards left La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz literally handing over his award to its rightful owner, the producers of Moonlight. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Horowitz about the mistake.
Rexnord Finalizes Plans To Move Indianapolis Jobs To Mexico
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Feltner, a machinist at the Rexnord plant in Indianapolis, which is moving operations to Mexico. President Trump took credit for preventing a Carrier plant, which is one mile away from the Rexnord plant, from moving some jobs to Mexico.
Supreme Court Considers Whether N.C. Law Violates First Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether a North Carolina law that prevents registered sex offenders from "accessing" certain social media sites violates the First Amendment guarantee of free speech.
'Miami Herald' Reporter Visits Father Of Navy SEAL Killed In Yemen Raid
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Julie Brown, an investigative reporter at the Miami Herald, about her visit with Bill Owens, the father of the Navy SEAL killed last month during a raid in Yemen.