The Legacy Of Busing And School Desegregation
On the Democratic debate stage, Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Joe Biden tangled over Biden's record on busing.
Law
Judge Blocks Trump Rule Requiring Pharma Companies To Disclose Drug Prices In TV Ads
The rule, which had support from the Trump administration and consumer rights advocates, is a blow to the White House searching for ways to pressure pharmaceutical companies to lower prices.
ICE Used Driver's Licenses To Spot Immigration Violators, Advocates Want Change
Immigrant advocates are outraged that ICE is using driver's license photos without consent. But it's not the first time U.S. authorities have pushed the envelope to enforce immigration laws.
Epstein's Indictment Covers 17 Years Of Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Minors
Steve Inskeep talks to Vicky Ward, who wrote a profile of Jeffrey Esptein in 2003 for Vanity Fair, but she says her story was heavily edited. Questions about his conduct have swirled for years.
ICE Uses Facial Recognition To Go Through Driver's Licenses, Researchers Say
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jake Laperruque of the Project on Government Oversight about word that FBI and ICE agents used driver's license databases to scan millions of faces without consent.
FBI Records Could Have Solved A Civil Rights Cold Case. Now It's Too Late
Alabama officials tell NPR that if the FBI had shared its case file, they would have investigated the James Reeb murder case while one of the assailants was still alive.
Federal Agents Seize Cargo Ship Linked To Massive Cocaine Bust In Philadelphia
Prosecutors have not accused the shipping company of any wrongdoing, but at least three of the company's ships have been subject to drug raids this year.
Kevin Spacey Accuser Invokes 5th Amendment On Witness Stand
The man who has accused actor Kevin Spacey of groping him in a bar in Nantucket, Mass., three years ago has decided to stop testifying. The decision is a blow to the prosecution's case.
News Brief: Jeffrey Epstein, Hong Kong Bill, Obamacare Trial
Financier Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty to sex trafficking of minors. Hong Kong's leader says the controversial extradition bill is dead. And, the Affordable Care Act is on trial again.
Texas To Ask Federal Appeals Court To Pull The Plug On Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act goes on trial Tuesday in New Orleans. The appeals case — Texas versus United States — is yet another lawsuit that seeks to have President Obama's signature law overturned.