A Deputy Mayor Is Charged With Amassing 16 Assault Weapons And Fake FBI IDs Airmont, N.Y., Deputy Mayor Brian Downey faces more than 30 state and federal charges. "Our community is without a doubt safer today than it was yesterday," the local district attorney says. Bill Chappell
20 Years Later, 2 More 9/11 Victims Are Identified Using New Technology Two victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 were recently identified through DNA analysis. Jaclyn Diaz
Lyft, Uber Will Pay Drivers' Legal Fees If They're Sued Under Texas Abortion Law The Texas abortion law could mean legal trouble for ride-share drivers. NPR's A Martínez talks to Lyft President John Zimmer about the company's decision to cover all potential legal fees for drivers.
Britney Spears' Father Has Filed A Petition To End Her Conservatorship James Spears filed his petition to terminate the conservatorship that has controlled his daughter's life and money for 13 years in Los Angeles Superior Court. A judge will need to approve the move. The Associated Press
An Ohio Judge Reverses An Earlier Order Forcing A Hospital To Administer Ivermectin Doctors at West Chester Hospital were forced to give ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient after his wife went to court. A judge has reversed the order, citing lack of medical support for the treatment. Becky Sullivan
Washington police divided on banning less-lethal ammunition under new law Law enforcement agencies in Washington are facing a decision about whether to continue using less-lethal ammunition to detain people. They are technically banned under one of the state’s new police reform laws. Amy Radil
The Case For Court Packing As A Way To Promote Democracy Democrats have renewed calls for Supreme Court reform in the wake of the Texas abortion decision. NPR's Michel Martin speaks to law professor Stephen Feldman.
Public Schools In A Maryland County Will Reopen Without Police Officers NPR's Michel Martin talks with Councilman Craig Rice and student Julia Angel about public schools in Montgomery County, Md., opening without police officers for the first time in 19 years.
Director Of Texas Alliance For Life Discusses The State's New Abortion Law NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, about the new Texas law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Ari Shapiro
Attorney Describes Legal Strategies Which Could Counter Restrictive Abortion Laws NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with women's rights attorney Kathryn Kolbert on longstanding efforts to chip away at Roe v. Wade and the strategies abortion rights supporters could use to fight such laws. Karen Zamora