Law

Ohio Sues Drug Companies Over Role In Creating Opioid Epidemic

4:41pm May 31, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine about his decision to sue five pharmaceutical companies over their role in creating the current opioid epidemic.

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Donald Trump Speaks With Australian PM Turnbull From The White House

Politics & Government

Call Me: Why Backchannels Matter

2:33pm May 31, 2017

What are backchannels with foreign nations for? And can they be abused?

A whistleblower lawsuit alleged that two Florida insurance companies inflated fees by making patients appear sicker than they were.

Medicare Advantage Insurers Settle Whistleblower Suit For $32 Million

2:11pm May 31, 2017

by Fred Schulte

A former medical director at two Florida insurance companies alleged the companies inflated fees by making patients appear sicker than they were or exaggerating the treatment that was provided.

Former Prosecutor On Why He Supports Mandatory Minimums

7:26am May 31, 2017

Attorney General Sessions told federal prosecutors to seek the harshest penalties possible against defendants. Former federal prosecutor Bill Otis tells Rachel Martin why he supports the guidelines.

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National

White Supremacist Arraigned For Portland, Ore., Train Murders

8:21pm May 30, 2017

by Amelia Templeton

The Portland man accused of killing two men after they stood up to him as he shouted anti-Muslim hate speech was arraigned Tuesday. Jeremy Christian stabbed the men as they defended two young women.

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National

White Supremacist Accused In Portland, Ore., Train Killings Set To Be Arraigned

8:21pm May 30, 2017

by Amelia Templeton

The Portland, Ore., man accused of killing two men after they stood up to him as he shouted anti-Muslim hate speech is set to be arraigned on Tuesday.

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National

Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Minnesota Officer Charged In Philando Castile's Death

8:21pm May 30, 2017

by Tim Nelson

Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of the Minnesota police officer charged with fatally shooting motorist Philando Castile. The aftermath of the shooting was streamed on Facebook Live.

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Muslim worshippers pray during a 2016 service at the Bernards Township Community Center in Basking Ridge, N.J.

N.J. Town Must Pay Islamic Group $3.25 Million To Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

5:36pm May 30, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

As part of the settlement of a separate Justice Department lawsuit, the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge will be allowed to move forward with its plans to build a mosque, ending a years-long dispute.

Tomiko Shine holds up a picture of Tamir Rice during a 2014 protest in Washington, D.C. Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot and killed the 12-year-old boy, was fired Tuesday for answers he provided on his personal history statement during the hi

National

Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Fired For Rule Violations On Job Application

3:48pm May 30, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Timothy Loehmann, the Cleveland police officer who shot and killed the 12-year-old in 2014, omitted key details "on his personal history statement." His partner was suspended for 10 days.

Beyond The Border: What A Wall Would Do To U.S.-Mexico Relations

1:48pm May 30, 2017

How would the construction of a wall affect U.S.-Mexico relations, immigration and border security?