RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy
For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the vaccine committee, it is meeting in Atlanta.
The FTC's rules for mergers and acquisitions just got tougher
NPR's A Martinez talks with Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan about new guidelines for agencies that review mergers and acquisitions for compliance with federal antitrust laws.
Attorneys for Trump attend first pretrial hearing in classified documents case
Attorneys for former President Trump, his aide Walt Nauta and the federal government were in court in Florida on Tuesday for the first pretrial hearing in the classified documents case.
How the actors and writers strike affects many non-union industry employees
Atlanta's growing film industry is full of non-union workers since Georgia is not a union-friendly state. Now those workers are scrambling as the writers and actors strike continues.
A UK measure to stem migration is set to become law
A measure sparked by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to stem the tide of boats filled with migrants seeking safety on that nation's shores is now set to become law.
Illinois is the first state to eliminate cash bail in its prison system
Illinois will be the first state to completely eliminate cash bail in its prison system. NPR talks to Sarah Staudt > from the Prison Policy Initiative, about the impact of the new law.
Birds are using anti-bird spikes to protect their nests, a Netherlands team has found
A research team has found birds' nests around Europe that contain strips of anti-bird metal spikes. They say birds seem to be protecting their nests with devices people use to shoo birds away.
Former prosecutor Mintz discusses Trump's claims he's the target of grand jury probe
NPR speaks with former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz about former President Donald Trump's claims that he's a target of the grand jury probe into Jan. 6.
Michigan's attorney general charges 16 people in false elector scheme
Michigan's attorney general is charging 16 people with election law and forgery felonies, alleging that they falsely stated they were electors for Donald Trump after the 2020 presidential election.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog set to address Congress
Israeli President Isaac Herzog > will address a joint meeting of Congress today. He speaks a day after the House passed a resolution in support of Israel, despite recent tensions.
A boy caught a South American fish with human-like teeth in an Oklahoma pond
A boy caught a South American fish with human-like teeth in Oklahoma. The Pacu, a relative of the piranha, is vegetarian. Wildlife officials remind us not to dump exotic pets in local waters.