Jury to consider the fate of 3 ex-officers in George Floyd civil rights trial
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rashawn Ray of the Brookings Institution, about the trial nearing an end for three ex-police officers charged with violat...
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After recognizing breakaway regions, Putin orders 'peacekeeping' troops to Ukraine
Russian President Putin signed a declaration for troops to move into Ukraine's breakaway regions. The White House, along with NATO members and the Uni...
Diplomatic talks continue over Ukraine. Will there be a Biden-Putin Summit?
Russian military exercises are extended even as diplomatic efforts continue. The White House says President Biden is willing to meet with Putin "in pr...
NATO wants proof after Russia says it's pulling back troops from Ukraine's borders
Russia claims it is withdrawing some troops near Ukraine's borders, but President Biden warns an invasion is "distinctly possible." NATO defense minis...
Federal prosecutor opens the hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers
A federal hate crimes trial is underway for three white men convicted in state court of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. They killed the Black man as he ran t...
The U.S. has a public strategy about Russia's plans to invade Ukraine
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, about the latest attempts by Western leaders to defuse the threat of a Rus...
Biden administration cautions that rolling back mask restrictions are premature
More states run by Democratic governors have announced plans to ease masking policies, including in schools. But the federal government is still urgin...
COVID-19 vaccine for young kids could be ready this month
Pfizer-BioNTech filed for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration for a vaccine regimen for children from six months to five...
As new COVID cases drop, can we be optimistic about the pandemic's end?
As COVID-19 cases drop, the U.S. hospitalization rate is still high — as is the death rate. Still, many infectious disease experts are cautiously opti...
The FDA is restricting the use of 2 drugs first authorized to treat COVID
The FDA curbed the use of two out of three monoclonal antibody treatments. Studies show they're highly unlikely to work against the omicron variant, w...