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Economy

Supreme Court declines to review press freedom case

Alyssa Kapasi

Nina Totenberg

At issue was the 2017 arrest in Texas of a journalist who published news stories about a border agent's public suicide and a car crash.
Economy

Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase

The Associated Press

A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations.
Politics

Epstein's former attorney testifies he had 'no knowledge whatsoever' of crimes

Ava Berger

Darren Indyke, longtime attorney for Jeffrey Epstein, testified he "did not know" of Epstein's sexual abuse of women and girls. He also confirmed the existence of hard drives held by Epstein's estate.
Politics

An immigration court few have heard of is quietly shaping policy behind the scenes

Ximena Bustillo

Rahul Mukherjee

President Trump has slashed the number of people on the Board of Immigration Appeals and stacked it with his appointees, tightening the due process available for immigrants, an NPR analysis shows.
National

Afroman prevails in cops' music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial

Rachel Treisman

The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a police raid on his Ohio home. The deputies lost their civil suit against him.
National

A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder

Rachel Treisman

A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of fatally spiking her husband's drink with fentanyl in 2022. Prosecutors said she was hoping to collect millions of dollars from multiple life insurance policies.
National

Trump temporarily waives the Jones Act to try to lower gasoline prices. Will it work?

Alana Wise

The Jones Act restricts which ships can carry goods between U.S. ports. Experts say temporarily lifting the act will do little to affect gas prices.
Health

The threats to Minnesota's Medicaid funds are unprecedented. Other states could be next

Juliana Kim

Hundreds of millions of dollars — and possibly billions — for the state's Medicaid program are in limbo as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on fraud.
Science & Technology

Arizona AG files criminal charges against Kalshi over 'illegal gambling'

Bobby Allyn

Arizona is the first state to allege the prediction market company has committed criminal violations, accusing it of running an unlicensed gambling operation.
National

Khamenei's killing renews questions about U.S. assassinating foreign leaders

Ryan Lucas

Technology allowed the U.S. and Israel to kill Iran's Supreme Leader, but raised longstanding questions about whether the U.S. as a democracy should be assassinating foreign leaders.