Indiana, Arkansas Amend 'Religious Freedom' Laws
The changes aim to prevent businesses from using new legislation to discriminate against LGBT customers.
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Southern Baptist Minister: Religious Liberty Law Permits Denial Of Some Services
Indiana's religious freedom law is the subject of national debate, and for many its wording is a problem. Steve Inskeep talks to the Rev. Tim Overton of Muncie, who is in favor of the measure.
11 Ex-Atlanta Public School Employees Found Guilty In Cheating Scandal
They were found guilty of conspiracy when they switched student test scores. The verdicts close a dark chapter for the school system and the city of Atlanta. One defendant, a teacher, was acquitted.
Madison, Wis., Council Votes To Ban Discrimination Against Atheism
In what's believed to be a first in the United States, the city's equal opportunities ordinance is amended "to add nonreligion as a protected class."
Verdict Reached In Atlanta School Cheating Case
Eleven of 12 former public school employees in Atlanta were found guilty Wednesday in one of the biggest cheating scandals in American education.
Sen. Robert Menendez Indicted On Corruption Charges
Sen. Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted on corruption charges. These are the first criminal charges brought against a sitting U.S. Senator in seven years.
Oakland Kids Get A Raise From The New Minimum Wage
The highest minimum wage in the nation just went into effect in Oakland, Calif. But what does that mean for young people and how are businesses making it work?
Prosecutor Apologizes For Putting Innocent Man On Death Row
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to prosecutor Marty Stroud, who put Glenn Ford on death row for the 1983 murder of a jeweler in Shreveport, La. Ford was recently released after nearly 30 years in prison.
Indiana Law: Sorting Fact From Fiction From Politics
The culture wars are always percolating beneath the surface in presidential politics. And as is often the case in controversies, the facts have become muddled and conflated.
Native American Tribes Win Child Welfare Case In South Dakota
A federal court ruled Tuesday in summary judgment that the state of South Dakota has routinely violated federal law by taking Native American children from their families and tribes.