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U.S. Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping in public places
In its biggest decision on homelessness in decades, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping and camping in public places. The justices, in a 6-3 decision, overturned lower court rulings that deemed it cruel and unusual to punish people for sleeping outside if they had nowhere else to go.
Iowa supreme court upholds ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy
Iowa is set to become the latest state to tightly restrict accessto abortion after the state's supreme court upheld a law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy. That will replace the state's current ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. It sets a short timeline for getting the procedure, with many women not aware of their pregnancy for the first several weeks.
Charlotte camp gives kids living in motels and shelters a safe place to play
Summers away from school are especially challenging times for families trying to build a life in a shelter or motel room. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has about 4,800 students who don’t have stable homes. A Charlotte group offers a few of these kids a safe place to go to play and learn during the summer months.
New York City is moving to ban phones from school. Will it work?
It may soon be phones down for students in New York City, the largest school district in the nation. David Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, announced Wednesday that he and Mayor Eric Adams plan to ban the use of phones in the coming weeks, saying phones have gone from a distraction to an addiction for many of the city’s more than 900,000 students.
Abortion bans still leave a 'gray area' for doctors after Idaho Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court’s abortion ruling on Thursday is a narrow one that applies only to Idaho and sends a case back down to the appeals court. Confusion among doctors in states that have strict abortion bans remains widespread. The case concerns the kinds of situations in which emergency room...
4 takeaways from the first presidential debate
If some people who listened to the radio in 1960 thought Richard Nixon won the presidential debate with John F. Kennedy, then maybe people reading the transcript of Thursday night’s match-up would think President Biden won. Maybe. But elections aren’t won in transcripts. The reality is, fairly or not,...
Is your dog ugly? Find out in this week's news quiz
This week, there was a debate — over whether the Las Vegas monolith was placed by aliens or humans, of course! (We're on Team Alien.) We found out where brain waste goes, and it's not into a landfill with most of your recycling. And we learned what sideshows are — the non-carnival kind.
Fact check: What did Biden and Trump claim about immigration in the debate?
Without a doubt, the issue of immigration is playing a big role in the 2024 presidential campaign — and it was certainly one of the main points of contention between President Biden and former President Donald Trump in Thursday night's debate. Trump accused Biden of allowing millions of unauthorized...
A watchdog group targets payday lenders with a ‘2 strikes’ rule to help borrowers
When Jessica Vega landed her first job out of college as a case manager for a nonprofit organization, money was tight. But she was excited to move out of her mother’s house and into an apartment of her own. Before long, the burden of rent, food and student loan...
Giant sinkhole swallows the center of a soccer field built on top of a limestone mine
ALTON, Ill. — A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play. But no injuries were reported after the sinkhole opened Wednesday morning.
Controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal is rejected by the Supreme Court
A Supreme Court decision striking down a bankruptcy deal also lifts a shield against lawsuits over the harms caused by the highly addictive opioid Oxycontin. Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.
Jury orders NFL to pay billions in 'Sunday Ticket' case for violating antitrust laws
LOS ANGELES — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service. The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to the residential...
For Native Americans, the birth of a rare white bison is a blessing and a warning
ARVOL LOOKING HORSE: (Speaking Lakota). MERZBACH: He stands behind an altar of bison skulls and burning cedar and sage. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LOOKING HORSE: This is a very momentous time in our history. MERZBACH: Wearing a white-and-black, feathered headdress with red beads, 70-year-old Looking Horse tells the crowd he...
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority curtailed the SEC’s ability to impose fines
The U.S. Supreme Court is heading into the final stretch of the term, and the justices issued a raft of new and consequential decisions today on everything from opioids to ozone pollution. NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg reports. NINA TOTENBERG, BYLINE: In the space of less than a half-hour...
Supreme Court tosses out bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma and Sackler family
As of today, billions of dollars of opioid relief and compensation are in question. In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court struck down a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the maker of maker of Oxycontin, and members of the Sackler family who own the drug company. NPR addiction correspondent Brian Mann joins us now. Hey, Brian.
Fires, floods have New Mexico reeling from multiple disasters
People in New Mexico are reeling from multiple disasters. A deadly wildfire remains uncontained in the south, while up north, mudslides have created a drinking water crisis in another city. It's been climate whiplash - fire, then a lot of rain, then debris flows and dangerous flooding, with more heavy rain on the way. NPR's Kirk Siegler joins us from New Mexico to tell us more. Hey, Kirk.
NC Legislature ends session with child care funding, noncitizen voting amendment
The legislature adjourned its “short session” Thursday without approving a budget plan for the state’s billion-dollar revenue surplus. But the House and Senate did pass a pair of stopgap spending bills to ensure that the state doesn’t lose federal funding and that teachers get their scheduled raises from last year’s budget bill.
NC biologists mount ‘search-and-rescue operation’ for America’s largest salamander before dam removal
One morning this week, Ben Dalton, a biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, stood on the rocky shoreline, where he donned a wetsuit and snorkel. “I am about to snorkel for some hellbenders on sort of a search-and-rescue operation,” Dalton said. Flashlight in hand, Dalton dove for...
Black aerospace group aims to turn Charlotte students into future aviators
The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals is offering some hands-on learning this week to a group of students it hopes to lure into the aviation field. OBAP, along with American Airlines, is hosting its Aerospace Career Academy at Charlotte Douglas International Airport this week. It's for students ages 13 to 18.
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