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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, pictured on June 3, is leading a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute.

Minnesota Attorney General Sues Exxon Over Climate Change

8:14pm June 29, 2020

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison tells All Things Considered he thinks Minnesota can prove its case alleging that Exxon Mobil and others knew about the damage of climate change decades ago.

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Republican Congressman On Reports About Bounties Russia Offered To Taliban

7:49pm June 29, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas about reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

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An ambulance pulls up outside a nursing home in Brooklyn, N.Y. Two senators have called for an investigation of five states, including New York, which ordered nursing homes to admit patients who tested positive for COVID-19.

Senators Call For Investigation Of States' Nursing Home Policies During Pandemic

7:39pm June 29, 2020

by Ina Jaffe

Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Greg Walden question some states' requirement that nursing homes accept COVID-19-positive patients from hospitals.

President Trump is among three dozen U.S. officials for whom Iran has issued arrest warrants in the Jan. 3 airstrike killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Trump Tops Iran's List Of U.S. Officials Wanted In Killing Of Top General In January

7:24pm June 29, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Iran issues arrest warrants for 36 officials, including President Trump, in the Jan. 3 U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Trump faces little threat of being arrested.

Restaurants in New Jersey, like this one in Hoboken, can open for outdoor dining. Indoor service was tentatively set to resume on July 2, but Gov. Phil Murphy announced it will be delayed indefinitely due to public health concerns.

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New Jersey Puts Indoor Dining On Pause Indefinitely Because Of Coronavirus

6:58pm June 29, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Gov. Phil Murphy is delaying the reopening initially set for Thursday. He cited COVID-19 spikes in other states as well as noncompliance at some outdoor restaurants in his state.

The marble lions outside the New York Public Library in midtown Manhattan are wearing face masks to remind New Yorkers to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines. Throughout their 109-year history the sculptures have worn baseball caps, top hats and wreaths.

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Famous New York Public Library Lions Mask Up To Set An Example

6:50pm June 29, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Patience and Fortitude, the marble lions outside of the New York Public Library at 42nd Street, don face masks as the city and the library system work to reopen while avoiding the coronavirus.

Two Mississippi state flags wave outside the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., in 2019. State lawmakers voted to retire the current flag, and Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to sign the measure.

Mississippi Black Lawmaker On Taking Down The Flag: A Symbol Of 'Hate And Not Love'

6:10pm June 29, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mississippi state Sen. Derrick Simmons, a Democrat, after lawmakers in that state voted on Sunday to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.

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Garden Business Blooms Out Of The Pandemic

5:46pm June 29, 2020

by Samantha Horton

A group of furloughed Indiana restaurant workers started a new business building backyard gardens for people to grow their own food. Now, they can barely keep up with the demand.

The Supreme Court building in Washington

Supreme Court Hands Abortion-Rights Advocates A Victory In Louisiana Case

5:46pm June 29, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's four liberals, citing the court's adherence to precedent, to invalidate a law that required abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges.

The four former Minneapolis police officers facing charges in George Floyd's death include Derek Chauvin (from left), J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.

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Tentative Trial Date Set For Ex-Minneapolis Officers Accused In George Floyd Death

5:13pm June 29, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said the trial date assumed that the former officers would be tried together, but that he expected motions to be filed for separate trials.