Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissionsJune 29, 2023The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.
State GovernmentA year since Dobbs, these are the many ways states are protecting abortionJune 23, 2023Abortion access has declined dramatically nationwide, but many states have further protected abortion by enacting "shield laws," allocating funding, stockpiling medication and repealing old laws.
Health CareFDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinationsJune 15, 2023A panel of expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the COVID-19 vaccine be updated to target emerging subvariants of omicron.
Trump pleads not guilty to all 37 charges in classified documents caseJune 13, 2023The former president was ordered not to speak to any witnesses, including his aide Walt Nauta, who was also indicted for concealing documents and making false statements.
Trump indicted in case of alleged mishandling of government secretsJune 8, 2023The former president has been indicted on seven counts, including willful retention of information related to national defense and at least one false statements charge, a source tells NPR.
State GovernmentSen. Dianne Feinstein returns to Washington following an absenceMay 10, 2023Feinstein, 89, returns to work after being away for months to recover from shingles. She last voted in February, and her absence has spurred calls for her to resign.
Health CareU.S. Supreme Court blocks lower court decision in FDA approval of abortion pill caseApril 21, 2023Supreme Court has left the case in the hands of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has scheduled oral arguments in the case for May 17.
Live updates: Trump blasts investigations and calls charges politicalApril 4, 2023Former President Donald Trump remained defiant in a speech after pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges Trump falsified business records in order hide damaging information from voters in 2016.
State GovernmentGarbology is the study of trash. This is why students love itMarch 24, 2023A professor lends worms to students, takes them to sewage processing plants and encourages them to answer their own questions about garbage. Sometimes, they even make a career out of it.
EnvironmentIn the northern California snow, stranded cows are getting emergency hay dropsMarch 15, 2023After heavy snowfall left cows in northern California stranded and starving, officials launched an unusual rescue mission.
