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35,000 more public servants see their student loan balances reduced or erased
Thousands more public servants will soon see their student loan balances reduced or erased, the Biden administration announced on Thursday. The relief is part of the administration’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF). “This is relief that will bring real change in [borrowers’]...
Harris hits the campaign trail in North Carolina as Biden isolates for COVID
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Vice President Harris is at the forefront of the Biden campaign’s efforts to counter-program the Republican convention today, with President Biden isolating at home for COVID. And given the open questions about whether Biden should stay at the top of the Democratic ticket, Harris’ speech...
Stories about J.D. Vance's grandmother stole the night at the RNC. Here's who she was
For more updates from the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. Plus: You can watch live video coverage from NPR of tonight's speeches. Here's how. She was a Christian, but she loved to swear. She’d run down a drug dealer to protect...
Even when big cases intersect with their families’ interests, many judges choose not to recuse
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Soon after longtime New Orleans attorney Wendy Vitter became a federal judge in the Eastern District of Louisiana, she heard a lawsuit against the local government in Plaquemines Parish, a peninsular province encompassing the final 70 miles of the Mississippi River, between New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.
Local News Roundup: RFK Jr. will be on the NC ballot; Stein outpaces Robinson in political contributions; change in Checkers ownership
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to allow one third-party presidential candidate on the November ballot, but denied another. Pending any court challenges, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the ballot, but Cornel West will not. Attorney General Josh Stein has raised more than double the...
South Korea's top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s top court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by human rights groups. The Supreme Court said it ruled that the state health insurance agency’s refusal to provide...
The next generation of firefighters learned how to fight fires while in prison
California has long relied on its prison population to help fight wildfires. It is one of at least 14 states that operates fire camps for incarcerated people to train to fight fires. It's an alternative sentencing option — an opportunity to serve the public as wildfires become increasingly urgent.
NPR College Podcast Challenge: 'Finding True Love'
If you grew up watching Disney movies and romantic comedies, you may have asked yourself, how can I find my true love? Shani Chiang went all around Houston searching for an answer. She's a senior at Rice University. And she interviewed romance experts for the NPR College Podcast Challenge. SHANI...
Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died
Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights activist who co-founded The Freedom Singers and later started the African-American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, died Tuesday at the age of 81. Her daughter, the acclaimed musician Toshi Reagon, shared the news of her mother's passing Wednesday night in a public...
Law enforcement that helped with Trump rally security is under international scrutiny
In Butler County, Penn., investigators are trying to determine how a gunman was able to shoot into a Trump rally Saturday. It's a security lapse that nearly led to the former president's assassination. The gunman also killed one spectator and critically wounded two others. NPR's Martin Kaste is in Butler, where local law enforcement agencies that helped with security now find themselves under international scrutiny.
Special counsel appeals judge's dismissal of Trump documents case
Special Counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday appealed the dismissal of the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents. On Monday, U.S. district judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case, concluding in her 93-page ruling that Smith's appointment violated the U.S. Constitution. She said only Congress or the president have the power to appoint a special counsel — not a U.S. attorney general.
Supreme Court grants last-minute stay in Texas execution of man requesting DNA tests
The Supreme Court stayed the execution of Ruben Gutierrez in Texas on Tuesday, less than 30 minutes before the state was slated to carry out a death sentence by lethal injection for the 1998 murder of a retired teacher. Gutierrez says he didn't kill the woman — and that DNA testing of evidence would bolster his claim.
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