A report shows America’s poorest counties are having their best economic period in decades. NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to John Lettieri of the Economic Innovation Group, about their study. Read More
Organizers secured the necessary 10,000 signatures to bring the question to voters as a ballot initiative in November. The proposal is loosely modeled on a program implemented in Flint, Mich. (Image credit: Stephanie Scarbrough) Read More
The disclosures by Dr. Kevin O’Connor follow public concerns by Democrats about President Biden’s fitness for office and a report about a neurologist’s visits to the White House. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan) Read More
The three were texting each other during a panel discussion on Jewish life on campus last May, mocking and disparaging students’ complaints of antisemitism. (Image credit: Seth Wenig) Read More
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Washington Congressman Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee and one of the people publicly calling on President Biden to get out of the race. Read More
A Delaware judge is considering a massive and unprecedented fee request by lawyers who successfully argued that a massive and unprecedented pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk should be voidedRead More
A barrage of Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 149, and destroying a large children’s hospital in Kyiv, the state emergency service said. (Image credit: Alex Babenko) Read More
At least three UN schools housing displaced people have been hit directly by Israeli airstrikes in less than a week. A fourth suffered damage after an airstrike hit a building next to it. Read More
With a heatwave persisting across the West, Las Vegas broke its all-time heat record on Sunday at 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Read More
On June 27th, long-simmering concerns about President Biden’s age – and whether he’s fit to serve a second term – exploded after a disastrous debate performance. Biden has been trying to clean up the mess ever since. First at a fiery rally in North Carolina. And some ten days after the debate in a one-on-one…