These students protested the Gaza war. Trump's deportation threat didn't silence them
NPR spoke with two international students about their decision to continue speaking out despite the government's aggressive effort to deport pro-Palestinian activists.
Harvard's first Black president is stepping down after 6 months in the job
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy about the fallout from Harvard President Claudine Gay's congressional testimony, and allegations of plagiarism.
U.S. citizens have been accidentally caught up in the Texas crackdown on migrants
In Texas, a controversial border crackdown known as "Operation Lone Star" has wrongfully targeted some U.S. citizens. One family in El Paso is seeking accountability and justice.
Arkansas plans to memorialize the end of legal abortion in the state
A law passed in Arkansas last year calls for the creation of a donation-funded memorial on state capitol grounds, to memorialize aborted fetuses. Finding a tasteful design is proving difficult.
What lowering federal restrictions on marijuana could mean
The Biden administration is proposing changes to the federal classification of marijuana. NPR's Michel Martin talks to attorney Howard Sklamberg, who focuses on FDA compliance and policy.
Corruption trial could lead to the end of NRA leader Wayne LaPierre's career
Jury selection has begun in a civil trial that could mean the removal of the longtime leader of the National Rifle Association.
Despite the war in Gaza, one man finds a way to paint to cope with his sorrow
A displaced artist in the Gaza town of Rafah, continues to create from the tent where he now lives.
Following new accusations of plagiarism, Harvard president resigns
Claudine Gay, Harvard's first Black president, is stepping down after six months — amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over her congressional testimony about antisemitism.
Charlie Parker, on plastic sax, is one reason to hear concert's reissued recordings
Seventy years ago, jazz great Charlie Parker played a plastic saxophone at what many call the greatest jazz concert ever. A new deluxe reissue of that recording is out now.
Librarians, who lost jobs for not banning books, are fighting back
Librarians in at least three states are asking the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to intervene after they were fired for refusing to ban books.
The force is still strong with 91-year-old legendary composer John Williams
The man behind the music in more than 75 films including Star Wars had hinted he might be ready to retire. He said recently if something came along that caught his fancy, he would "keep an open mind."