Leading Hollywood directors, writers and producers sign a pledge about onscreen guns Shonda Rhimes, Jimmy Kimmel and Bill Lawrence are among the 200 movie and TV producers, directors and writers who are pledging to revisit the use of guns in their storytelling — but not to omit them. Anastasia Tsioulcas
Open source intelligence methods are being used to investigate war crimes in Ukraine Internet sleuths are using publicly available information — satellite imagery, videos, social media — to reveal secrets. Deb Amos
Police in El Salvador have arrested over 36,000 people to curb gang violence Ayesha Rascoe talks with Amnesty International's Arjun Chaudhuri about the state of emergency in El Salvador which has led to mass arrests of civilians. Ayesha Rascoe
'This is a solvable problem.' Sen. Murray calls for federal gun laws “We don’t have to live like this. This is a solvable problem.” U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) hosted a press conference in Seattle, today, calling for common sense federal gun safety legislation. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Supreme Court decision limits excessive force lawsuits against Border Patrol agents NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with SCOTUSblog contributing writer Howard Wasserman about a Supreme Court decision which weakens the ability to sue Border Patrol and federal agents over excessive force. Michael Levitt
GEICO may have to pay $5.2 million to a woman who got an STD in an insured car The woman says a man infected her with HPV when they had unprotected sex in his 2014 Hyundai Genesis. She's now trying to enforce a large arbitration award. Bill Chappell
An Arizona man says American Airlines is to blame for his wrongful arrest Michael Lowe says he is still suffering from trauma following a 17-day experience in a New Mexico jail, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. Jonathan Franklin
A Florida man is accused of $2.5 million COVID-19 relief fraud A 34-year-old man was charged with one count of wire fraud after being accused of filing a fraudulent loan application in 2020. Shauneen Miranda
The House passed new gun measures after heart wrenching testimony from survivors Steve Inskeep asks Greg Jackson Jr. of the Community Justice Action Fund about a House vote on gun reforms and the calls from gun violence survivors to pass new legislation.
The House passes a gun control bill in response to the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings It has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programs, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks. The Associated Press
