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Rachel King, a 35-year-old mother and teacher at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in Philadelphia, was shot dead on April 11
Crime
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania

2 charged in murder of mother shot in Dunkin’ drive-thru

Rachel King, a 35-year-old mother and teacher at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in Philadelphia, was shot dead on April 11.

3 years ago

File photo: A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019
Government Accountability
Media
National
Politics

Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’

The suit came after a Disney World oversight board appointed by DeSantis voted to void a deal that placed theme park design and construction decisions in the company's hands.

3 years ago

The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, D.C.
NPR
Government
Law
Taxes

Grandma didn’t pay taxes. Now her house is focus of property rights test case

At issue in the case before the Supreme Court is the way at least a dozen states handle the sale of homes to pay off overdue taxes.

3 years ago

side by side photos of Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll.
NPR
Crime
Politics
Social Justice

5 things to know as E. Jean Carroll’s civil trial begins against Donald Trump

Carroll claims Trump raped her in the changing room of the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan in the 1990s.

3 years ago

Tucker Carlson on a golf course.
Media

Defamation suit produced trove of Tucker Carlson messages

His unexplained departure has turned a spotlight on what he said in depositions, emails, and text messages among the thousands of pages Dominion released.

3 years ago

Ed Sheeran performs at Z100's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Dec. 10, 2021, in New York
Law
Music
Performing Arts

Did Ed Sheeran hit pilfer Marvin Gaye classic? Trial to tell

The heirs of Gaye's co-writer of the 1973 soul classic, Ed Townsend, are suing Sheeran in a trial that started in Manhattan federal court Monday.

3 years ago

Supreme Court building
NPR
Government
Government Accountability

Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights ‘double standard’ for ethics in government

The Project on Government Oversight last week sent a 20-page letter to the Justice Department urging action against Thomas — either civilly or criminally.

3 years ago

A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Md., on July 6, 2020. (Julio Cortez/AP)
NPR
Black Lives Matter
Policing
Social Justice

Louisville officer who killed Breonna Taylor hired by police force in nearby county

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office, only an hour from Louisville, recently hired former Louisville police officer Myles Cosgrove, who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in 2020.

3 years ago

A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters.
Law
Media
National

Fox’s settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5M

Fox has said it doesn’t expect the settlement to affect its operations.

3 years ago

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building on a sunny day.
Health Care
Law
Medicine
National

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now

The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

3 years ago

The Supreme Court building
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Supreme Court set to decide on abortion pill access

The justices are scheduled to meet for a private conference Friday, where they could talk about the issue.

3 years ago

File photo: Alec Baldwin poses in the press room with the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for ''Saturday Night Live'' at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2017
Gun Violence
Movies
National

Charge to be dropped in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting

The actor and the film’s weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were both charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

3 years ago

Bottles of the drug misoprostol sit on a table at the West Alabama Women's Center, March 15, 2022, in Tuscaloosa
Health Care
Medicine
National

The Supreme Court fight over an abortion pill: What’s next?

The new abortion controversy comes less than a year after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade.

3 years ago

Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters
NPR
Law
Media
Technology

Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement

The settlement stems from a lawsuit alleging Facebook developers sold user data to Cambridge Analytica to target people in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

3 years ago

Reporters surround attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems during a news conference outside the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, Del.
Delaware
Law
Media
National

Last minute brinkmanship and overseas assist end Fox case

Two days before the settlement was announced, the two sides brought on a veteran mediator to help, even though he was on a vacation cruise on the Danube River at the time.

3 years ago

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