Former governor who signed Mississippi abortion law weighs in on Supreme Court fight
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Phil Bryant, the former governor of Mississippi who signed a bill that bans abortions after 15 weeks. The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments over the law.
Experts say more testing is urgently needed to spot and track the variant in the U.S.
Public health experts worry confusion about boosters may hamper vaccine efforts, breakthrough cases aren’t being monitored, and more testing and genetic sequencing is needed to track the new variant.
Jury selection begins tomorrow for trial of Kimberly Potter, who shot Daunte Wright
Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed by police officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop. Potter yelled “Taser” before shooting Wright with her gun and faces manslaughter charges.
Judge to rule how much the government will pay family and victims of church shooting
Lawyers made final arguments in the Sutherland Springs church shooting case. A federal judge will decide how much the U.S. government will pay victims and families of the 2017 church shooting.
The omicron variant may be the most infectious one yet
Scientists in South Africa say preliminary data suggests the omicron coronavirus variant is already widespread across southern Africa — and this happened in a very short period of time.
Why Americans buy so much stuff
As holiday shopping overlaps with historic supply chain disruptions, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lizabeth Cohen on the economy’s reliance on spending and the culture of consumerism in the U.S.
Opening arguments begin in the Ghislaine Maxwell case
Prosecutors began their case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite who is charged with grooming underage girls for alleged sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein died while in federal custody.
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers want the state legislature to take over federal elections
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is pushing state lawmakers to consider stripping the bipartisan state elections agency of its control over federal elections.
Amazon warehouse workers get to re-do their union vote in Alabama
A federal labor official has ordered a revote in the biggest Amazon union election in the U.S. The agency found the company’s anti-union tactics tainted the original vote that rejected unionizing.
The Bidens unveil their first White House Christmas decorations
With some holiday spirit and over 100 volunteers, the White House has been decorated in the theme of “gifts from the heart.” The theme honors front-line workers, first responders and the military.
The U.S. restricts travel from 8 countries as omicron variant spreads
President Biden has restricted travel from eight southern African countries in an effort to slow the spread of the omicron variant.
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