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Ga. inmate seeks clemency to avoid state's first execution in more than 4 years

5:15am March 19, 2024

by Chamian Cruz

The Georgia parole board will hear an appeal from a death row inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection on Wednesday. Advocates say he is intellectually challenged and should not be executed.

The share of abortions that are performed with medication alone (a combination of mifepristone and misoprosotol) increased between 2020 and 2023.

Health & Safety

Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023

12:02am March 19, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

That's the highest number in more than a decade, according to new research. Medication abortion made up a larger share of the total than in 2020.

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2019 file photo, U.S. FILE - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures to students before she speaks at Amherst College in Amherst, Mass, on Oct. 3, 2019. Ginsburg is being remembered during ceremonies at the Supreme Court on Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

RBG award ceremony canceled amid controversy over recipients

9:25pm March 18, 2024

Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk and junk bond creator Michael Milken were among the recipients of the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award.

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A proposed bill in Georgia could lead to a crackdown on all immigrants, some fear

7:23pm March 18, 2024

by Emily Wu Pearson, WABE

Republican lawmakers in Georgia are advancing a bill that would require police to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for deportation.

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A federal judge last week ordered Peter Navarro to report to a Florida prison on March 19.

Politics & Government

Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro to go to prison after Supreme Court rejects his appeal

6:04pm March 18, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

Last week, a federal appeals court ordered Navarro to surrender to a federal prison in Florida on March 19 to serve his four-month sentence.

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Supreme Court tackles social media and free speech

4:59pm March 18, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

In a major First Amendment case, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the federal government's ability to combat what it sees as false, misleading or dangerous information online.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a "Get Out The Vote" rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., on March 9.

Politics & Government

Trump unable to post $450M bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say

2:58pm March 18, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

Trump's lawyers say they've approached 30 companies through four brokers and none will accept his real estate holdings as a guarantee on the bond and argue the judgment is unconstitutionally high.

The FBI Boston Division recovered 22 artifacts stolen from Japan, including the artwork above. During World War II, various treasures from the Ryukyu Kingdom were stolen.

A family found centuries-old Japanese art stolen during WWII in their attic

2:43pm March 17, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Troves of artifacts were stolen from Japan during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. Over 20 pieces of looted items were found in the attic of a Massachusetts home.

Health & Safety

California lawmakers explore treating happiness as a public policy issue

8:02am March 17, 2024

by Nicole Nixon / CapRadio

The California State Assembly's Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes, inspired by a blockbuster documentary, has had its first meeting. It was an event 11 years in the making.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks from a witness stand in front of Fulton Superior Judge Scott McAfee during a Feb. 15 hearing about whether Willis' office should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case.

Politics & Government

Wade resigns after judge makes it a condition for Fani Willis to remain on Trump case

8:53pm March 16, 2024

by Sam Gringlas

The decision bolsters the chances that 15 defendants including former President Donald Trump will face trial this year for attempting to overturn the 2020 election result.

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