Mexico sues Arizona gun shops trafficking firearms across the border
A federal judge in Arizona is considering a lawsuit Mexico filed against gun shops in that state trafficking arms across the border.
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Alabama lawmakers move to protect IVF treatment. Saturday marks two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Leaked document show a Chinese hacking scheme focused on harassing dissidents.
New York rolls out a social-justice oriented weed legalization program
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino about her latest piece, which chronicles the rollout of New York's social justice-oriented weed legalization program.
Uncertainty looms after Alabama's IVF court ruling
Alabama's new court ruling that frozen embryos should receive legal protections as "unborn life," leaves fertility clinics and parents-to-be in limbo.
This court program helps at-risk youth with autism avoid juvenile detention
In Las Vegas, a first-of-its kind specialty court program provides an alternative to juvenile detention for at-risk youth with autism.
Soccer star Dani Alves is found guilty of rape and sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison
Dani Alves, one of the most successful soccer players of his generation, was found guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.
A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing home. She says no
The young North Carolina woman has refused to go to a nursing home in another state. While she wants to leave the hospital, she asks to live in her own home, close to family and her school.
Federal appeals court revokes Obama-era ban on coal leasing
A U.S. appeals court struck down a judge's 2022 order that imposed a moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands.
Supreme Court hears arguments in important case about ozone pollution rule
Supreme Court justices heard arguments in an important environmental case. Lawyers for a group of red states and businesses are trying to block a federal rule designed to limit ozone pollution.
University of Alabama in Birmingham pauses IVF procedures due to embryo ruling
The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system said it is pausing in vitro fertilization procedures after the state Supreme court ruled that frozen embryos have the same rights as children.