Corporate America has new climate rules to follow, but will they cut global warming? The Securities and Exchange Commission is requiring publicly-traded companies to disclose information about the risks they face from climate change. Industry is expected to sue to stop the rules. Michael Copley
Chinese national arrested and charged with stealing AI trade secrets from Google Prosecutors say at the same time that Linwei Ding was working for Google and stealing the building blocks of its AI technology, he was also secretly employed by two China-based tech companies. Ryan Lucas
Who performs a lethal injection in the U.S.? In some states, they're volunteers A failed execution in Idaho has put a spotlight on the teams of people that prisons use to impose the ultimate penalty on condemned inmates. Bill Chappell
Alabama voters weigh in on frozen embryo ruling Alabama voters weigh in on a recent state Supreme Court ruling that gives frozen embryos the same legal protections as children and has halted some IVF procedures in the state. Stephen Fowler
Liberty University fined $14 million for federal crime reporting violations The university agreed to the fine as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Education Department, which found numerous violations of the Clery Act, a campus safety law. Elissa Nadworny
How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood. Regan McCarthy
Air Force employee accused of allegedly sharing classified info on a dating website David Franklin Slater, a retired U.S. Army officer, was accused of leaking top classified national defense information related to the Russia-Ukraine war on a foreign dating website. Diba Mohtasham
Rules on firearms storage, open-carry, buybacks, and gun dealers advance in Washington Legislature As the Washington Legislature heads into its final week, four bills that address firearms storage, open-carry, buybacks and gun dealers have passed both chambers and appear headed to the governor’s desk. Amy Radil
Supreme Court unanimously restores Trump to the Colorado primary ballot NPR's Michel Martin speaks with UCLA law professor and election law expert Rick Hasen about the U.S. Supreme Court restoring Republican frontrunner Donald Trump on the Colorado primary ballot. Michel Martin
Unanimous Supreme Court restores Trump to Colorado ballot The decision came only weeks after the justices heard oral arguments in the politically sensitive case that put the high court in the middle of the 2024 presidential election Carrie Johnson