American Airlines says a smoking laptop in a passenger’s bag prompted an evacuation on one of its flights headed to Miami from San Francisco International AirportRead More
California rap artist Ronnie Louvier will soon find out if his 2009 murder conviction will be overturned under the Racial Justice Act. He said his rap lyrics shouldn’t have been used in the case. Read More
A judge in New Mexico has dismissed the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin. He’d been charged for the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust. Read More
Baldwin and his family broke down in tears in the courtroom. (Image credit: Ramsay de Give) Read More
Georgia and Arizona, two Sunbelt states Donald Trump narrowly lost in 2020, are seen as crucial in 2024. Republicans there seek to turn MAGA enthusiasm into votes through unconventional campaigning. Read More
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Democratic Congressman Scott Peters about being one of the Democratic lawmakers calling for President Biden to bow out of November’s election. Read More
Traders are using publicly available data to track which lawmakers are reporting big stock market gains. We try to copy them. Read More
The galaxies’ fanciful names belie their actual ages: In this case of the Penguin and the Egg, it’s the Egg that came first. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) Read More
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with journalist and writer Rebecca Traister about America’s aging political leaders and gerontocracy in the U.S. Read More
President Biden doubled down on his decision to stay in the presidential race at Thursday’s press conference. It was a solid performance, but he made some notable gaffes. Read More