The Alabama leaders challenging GOP-drawn map that critics say disfavors Black voters NPR's Michel Martin speaks with lawmakers and an activist in Montgomery, Ala., to learn more about the battle over voting rights and gerrymandering in the state.
The U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss the richest of the rich The sanctions may do little to dim the jet-setting lifestyles of Russia's ultra-rich and infamous – much less force a withdrawal of tanks and troops. The Associated Press
TikTok sees a surge of misleading videos that claim to show the invasion of Ukraine A flurry of conflict-themed videos has inundated TikTok, sending countless videos depicting military action unrelated to the war in Ukraine to millions of viewers. Bobby Allyn
Reactions to Biden's historic Supreme Court justice pick President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday. She next faces the U.S. Senate in a confirmation process. Nina Totenberg
'Stand Your Ground' laws are linked to an increase in U.S. homicides, study says Trayvon Martin was killed a decade ago. The man who shot him used Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law as a successful defense. Critics say those laws are being abused and leading to more deaths. Cheryl Corley
Palin's defamation case is part of a conservative strategy to take on the media As Sarah Palin weighs an appeal of the jury verdict in her defamation case against The New York Times, lawyers say her lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation against media outlets. David Folkenflik
Ex-Minneapolis police officers found guilty for violating Floyd's civil rights Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty for failing to intervene as Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by pressing his knee on his neck for more than 9 minutes. Jon Collins
L.A. woman jailed for nearly 2 weeks in a case of mistaken identity. Now she's suing "All I could think was that it wasn't me," Bethany Farber told NPR. "I just kept insisting that they check, that they double check because they had the wrong person." She spent 13 days in jail befo Vanessa Romo
Trial begins for a former officer charged in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor Brett Hankison fired 10 shots near a side door during the 2020 raid in Louisville, Ky., but none hit Breonna Taylor. Prosecutors say the bullets endangered her neighbors — a couple and their child. The Associated Press
Corporate opioid payouts now being finalized would top $32 billion Companies at the center of the deadly prescription opioid epidemic are close to deals that would cap their liability while funding drug treatment and recovery programs. Brian Mann
