Supreme Court faces new headwinds with roughly two weeks left in the term
Some 20 cases remain to be decided—about a third of the argued cases--many of them the most important of the term. But the shadow docket — with its own list of cases — looms over the other opinions.
Untested Rape Kit Backlog Represents A 'Public Safety Issue' In U.S.
NPR's Melissa Block speaks with, Abigail Tracy, a reporter with the news site Vocativ, about the backlog of thousands of rape kits that have yet to be tested around the country.
'Be Guardians, Not Warriors': Training A New Generation Of Police
NPR's Robert Siegel reports from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York on how policing is being taught during this year filled with news of tensions between police and civilians.
Macedonians, Ethnic Albanians Unite Over Effort to Oust Prime Minister
Macedonia escaped largely unscathed from the ethnic violence that defined the breakup of Yugoslavia. But the country's Slavs and Albanians live largely separate and unequal lives, until now.
Senate Advances Bill To Give Obama 'Fast-Track' Trade Authority
The Senate is trying to wrap up its business before leaving Washington, D.C., for a week-long recess. That includes considering a bill to give President Obama expanded authority on trade.
Bulk Collection Debate Highlights Need To Revise Patriot Act
NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Kim Zetter, a senior staff reporter at Wired magazine, who says the debate in Congress over the NSA's bulk collection program shows the Patriot Act needs to be revised.