How insights from 2020’s election officials could help safeguard future elections
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Matt Masterson, of the Stanford Internet Observatory. Masterson and his colleagues have compiled an oral history of the 2020 election from the view of election officials.
Katie Couric’s ethics are questioned for concealing Justice Ginsburg’s comments
Journalist Katie Couric admits that she decided not to report some comments by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, raising questions about Couric’s track record when it comes to journalism ethics.
‘We belong here, we have always been here’: A conversation on the Latinx identity
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, poet Yesika Salgado and Lázaro Lima, a professor at Hunter College, talk about what it means to be Latinx in the United States — and the world — in 2021.
DOJ to ask the Supreme Court to halt enforcement of Texas’ abortion law
The Justice Department says it will ask the Supreme Court to step in and block enforcement of Texas’ restrictive abortion law. This is the latest move in the legal battle over the law.
FDA advisers all voted to recommend the authorization of a Johnson & Johnson booster
The FDA’s advisory committee met to debate the best course ahead for improving immunity against the delta variant for people who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Hundreds of women inmates to be moved from Rikers Island due to dangerous conditions
More than 200 women, including trans inmates, are being moved from Rikers Island in New York City amid deteriorating conditions. The transfers are meant to alleviate staffing and safety issues.
NASA’s Lucy mission aims to travel billions of miles on the hunt for cosmic fossils
A NASA spacecraft is set to explore ancient asteroids clumped around Jupiter. The Lucy mission will travel billions of miles in hopes of uncovering the secret beginnings of the giant outer planets
Why the U.S. is so unique in how it handles its debt
Showdowns over the debt ceiling are basically an American tradition. But it wasn’t always this way. The debt limit was originally supposed to make it easier for the government to spend money.
The 2-year wait is almost over — HBO’s ‘Succession’ is back on Sunday
On Sunday, Succession returns. The drama’s Emmy-winning second season ended with media super-mogul Logan Roy getting publicly challenged by one of his sons in an explosive press conference.
After 77 years, a WWII soldier is brought home to North Carolina for burial
With a population of 98, Lumber Bridge, N.C., saw a long-lost son come home. 1st Lt. James “Dick” Wright was buried this week, and his World War II heroism honored.
New cases of ‘Havana Syndrome’ grow as cause remains a mystery
NPR’s Sarah McCammon talks with Stanford professor David Relman about the mysterious Havana Syndrome that continues to affect diplomats and federal employees around the world.
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