There's a new plan to boost background checks for guns bought at shows or online NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Stefanie Feldman, director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, about a new rule intended to reduce gun crime.
Here's the new plan to boost background checks for guns bought at shows or online The Justice Department's new rule requires background checks for all gun sales, not just ones sold at gun stores. Attorney General Merrick Garland said it will save lives. Deepa Shivaram
Only two survivors of the Tulsa Massacre remain. They want reparations The two only survivors of the Tulsa Massacre more than 100 years ago want to sue for reparations. They hope the Oklahoma Supreme Court will grant them a trial. Max Bryan
Arizona soon reverts to 1864 abortion ban that almost completely limits the procedure The decision is a setback to advocates looking to expand access to abortion following the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Arizona is a swing state, so abortion could play a bigger role in 2024 elections. Ximena Bustillo
Norfolk Southern to pay $600 million to settle East Palestine derailment lawsuit The railroad has agreed in principle to a class-action settlement related to last year's derailment in Ohio. NPR's Michel Martin talks to resident Misti Allison, who is not a party to the lawsuit.
Prosecutors say an Idaho man planned a church attack to support the Islamic State Authorities said Alexander Scott Mercurio adopted the Muslim faith against his Christian parents' wishes and was in contact with FBI informants posing as Islamic State group supporters. The Associated Press
Ex-assistant principal charged with child neglect in case of boy who shot teacher A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been charged with felony child neglect more than a year after a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to class and shot a teacher. The Associated Press
State court rules that Arizona should follow restrictive abortion law from the 1860s The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an old law from the 1860s can stand in the state, outlawing nearly all abortions. Katherine Davis-Young
Here are the 42 questions on the juror questionnaire in Trump's hush money case Jurors will be asked to identify the the news and social media programs they use, podcasts they listen to and if they have supported or been a member of white supremacist and extremist groups. Ximena Bustillo
Trump says abortion bans should be left to the states to decide NPR's A Martinez talks to Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch, who served as a Justice Department spokesperson under President Trump, about the ex-president's evolving position on abortion.