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Prosecutor in Crumbley case cautions charges are the exception, not the norm

6:52pm April 09, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Karen McDonald, who prosecuted the cases against the parents of a mass school shooter. James and Jennifer Crumbley were sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison.

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State court rules that Arizona should follow restrictive abortion law from the 1860s

5:13pm April 09, 2024

by Katherine Davis-Young

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an old law from the 1860s can stand in the state, outlawing nearly all abortions.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the press at Manhattan criminal court after a hearing on Feb. 15.

Politics & Government

Here are the 42 questions on the juror questionnaire in Trump's hush money case

5:12pm April 09, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

Jurors will be asked to identify the the news and social media programs they use, podcasts they listen to and if they have supported or been a member of white supremacist and extremist groups.

After the Arizona Supreme Court allowed for near-total abortion ban, a group of abortion-rights protesters gathered outside the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on April 9, 2024.

The Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon

2:47pm April 09, 2024

by Katherine Davis-Young

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an old law from the 1860s can stand in the state, outlawing nearly all abortions.

Politics & Government

Trump says abortion bans should be left to the states to decide

7:23am April 09, 2024

NPR's A Martinez talks to Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch, who served as a Justice Department spokesperson under President Trump, about the ex-president's evolving position on abortion.

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Bipartisan group wants limits on presidential powers to deploy troops within the U.S.

5:09am April 09, 2024

NPR's A Martinez talks to NYU law professor Bob Bauer, a former White House counsel and President Biden's personal attorney, who's part of a group calling on Congress to reform the Insurrection Act.

Morning news brief

5:09am April 09, 2024

Ex-President Trump says abortion ban should be left to states. Vatican issues document that lays out what it calls "threats to human dignity." Missouri governor denies clemency for man on death row.

National

Tennessee lawmakers move to regulate AI and deepfakes

6:41pm April 08, 2024

by Jewly Hight

A Tennessee bill seeks to ban unauthorized deepfakes and regulate how AI platforms use copyrighted material to train algorithms without permission.

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Conservative groups aim to use an 1873 law to virtually end abortions nationwide

6:08pm April 08, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Some conservative groups want to enforce an 1873 law than bans the mailing of anything related to performing abortions. Their plan could essentially end abortion nationwide.

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Country music star Morgan Wallen attending the CMA Awards in Nashville in November 2023.

Morgan Wallen arrested for throwing a chair from a rooftop bar in Nashville

1:07pm April 08, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The country music star was arrested on four charges, including reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. The chair, thrown from a rooftop bar, landed on the street close to two police officers.