Judge orders Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi to be released
Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Columbia University student arrested and detained by masked immigration agents after his naturalization interview in Vermont, has been released on certain conditions.
A nearly all-white jury will hear evidence in the Ahmaud Arbery case
Jurors will decide whether three white men murdered Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year. Evidence in the racially charged case will be heard by 11 white people and one Black man.
Ivermectin fans gain powerful advocates despite no proof it fights COVID
Hospitals are facing more demands for the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat Covid-19 — despite no proof it works. Elected officials are stepping in to help patients.
Universities restrict dining hall hours because there aren't enough workers
Staffing issues have forced universities to tweak dining hall hours. Michigan State University pays top wages, but still only has been able to bring on about half the student workers it needs.
The WHO says COVID cases in Europe have risen steadily over the past 5 weeks
Record numbers of COVID-19 deaths in Russia are being blamed on low vaccination rates. At the same time in Germany, which has a high vaccination rate, breakthrough infection rates are rising.
Democrats will have to deal with the fallout from Tuesday's elections
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic strategist Dan Sena about the implications for Democrats after Tuesday's election losses, and the close victory in New Jersey's gubernatorial race.
A teenager solves multiple Rubik's cubes while riding a unicycle
Jesse Bradford solved 300 Rubik's cubes while he was on a unicycle. And that reminded NPR's Noel King of joke. Did you hear about the guy who couldn't ride a unicycle? He was two-tired.
Morning news brief
Democrats say they are closing in on turning much of President Biden's domestic agenda into law. The Federal Reserve plans to scale back some economic support. COVID-19 cases are rising in Europe.
The Fed says it has a plan to deal with inflation which is at a 30-year high
NPR's Noel King talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Federal Reserve's plan to begin pulling back the economic aid that it's provided during the pandemic.
