A Russian court extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for another three months on Tuesday. The American journalist faces unsubstantiated charges of espionage.
Read more ...More than 6 in 10 say Biden's mental fitness to be president is a concern, poll finds National News
As President Joe Biden seeks a second term in office, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans are concerned about his mental fitness.
Read more ...Slim majority wants debt ceiling raised without spending cuts, poll finds National News
Joe Biden and Republicans in Congress cannot agree on a path forward to avoid debt default even though Americans want to raise the debt ceiling without cutting spending, according to a new NPR poll.
Read more ...A year after Uvalde, lawsuits will test firearms industry's immunity protections National News
Federal law protects the firearms industry from many lawsuits, but Uvalde parents are putting the laws to the test by suing a gun manufacturer over the way they market their weapon.
Read more ...A suspect is charged after crashing a truck into barriers near the White House National News
U.S. Park Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that 19-year-old Sai Varshith Kandula of Chesterfield, Mo., plowed into the bollards around Lafayette Square on purpose.
Read more ...The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence National News
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison kept notes as lead prosecutor in the state's case against Derek Chauvin. He's sharing them in a new book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence.
Read more ...An autopsy cites neglect for man's death in a bedbug-infested Georgia jail cell National News
Public outrage over Lashawn Thompson's death spread after a lawyer for his family released photos of Thompson's face and body covered in insects.
Read more ...Want to understand your adolescent? Get to know their brain National News
For parents of teenagers, adolescence can be challenging, but to a brain scientist it's a time of breathtaking development. And it's a "window of opportunity" on the way to becoming an adult.
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