How the jury in the Ahmaud Arbery case ended up nearly all white — and why it matters
Eleven jurors in the case are white, and one is Black. While the judge acknowledged “intentional discrimination in the panel,” he said he was unable to reinstate any jurors who had been dismissed.
Active-duty police in major U.S. cities appear on purported Oath Keepers rosters
Hacked records purported to be from the extremist group Oath Keepers include the names of active-duty law enforcement officers in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago, NPR and WNYC/Gothamist found.
Waiting on that holiday gift from your online cart? It might be stuck at a seaport
The global supply chain backup is clogging the Port of Houston, but it’s not as bad as the huge bottleneck at the Port of Los Angeles.
FAA has referred 37 air passengers for criminal prosecution since August
Disruptions stemming from unruly behavior on flights spiked in January. Officials said Thursday that in the last three months they developed a process for the FAA to regularly send cases to the FBI.
A New Jersey teen vanishes after a trip to a local deli. She’s been missing 3 weeks
JaShyah Moore, 14, was last seen in East Orange, N.J., on Oct. 14. Authorities from various law enforcement agencies in New Jersey are working together to try to find her.
What it means for the jury to be nearly all white in trial for Ahmad Aubrey’s killing
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Wake Forest University professor Francis Flanagan, on the role of race in a jury following the nearly all-white jury selected in the trial over the death of Ahmaud Arbery.
Migrant workers who clean up climate disasters for work often pay a price
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Sarah Stillman, staff writer at The New Yorker, who spent the past year with some of the growing number of migrant laborers who follow climate disasters for work.
Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of the Gap Band, has died at age 73
Ronnie Wilson, a founding member of the Gap Band, has died at age 73. The group dominated the R&B charts in the 1980s, and their music went on to be sampled by artists decades later.
New vaccine requirements go into effect Jan. 4
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh about the Biden administration’s new COVID-19 testing and vaccine requirements.
Philadelphia councilmember on new city law banning minor driving infractions
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Philadelphia councilman Isaiah Thomas about a new law that prevents police officers from making low-level traffic stops, which disproportionately affect Black drivers.
Sincerity, diversity and a little realism make ‘Eternals’ a new type of Marvel movie
The latest Marvel movie Eternals boasts an Oscar-winning director, Chloe Zhao, and introduces a gaggle of unfamiliar superheroes.
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