Critics Of A Drug War-Era Law Say It Targets Black And Hispanic Americans President Biden wants to eliminate sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine that led to the incarceration of far more Black and Hispanic Americans. Critics are skeptical of the reform. Brian Mann
Pentagon Chief Backs Proposed Changes To How Sexual Assault Cases Are Handled NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand about Defense Secretary Austin's support for changes that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders.
Biden Backs Bill To End Sentencing Disparities For Crack And Powder Cocaine The White House announced support Tuesday for eliminating sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, which experts say unfairly target Black and Hispanic communities. Brian Mann
Federal Officials Can't Be Sued For Clearing Protesters Near White House, Judge Says A district court judge has dismissed claims that former White House officials conspired to forcibly remove peaceful protesters last year from Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square. Scott Neuman
More Police Officers Have Died On The Job So Far This Year Than In 2020. Why? On Monday, Colorado police officer Gordon Beesley was killed along with two other people during a shooting in the city of Arvada, Colo. Jaclyn Diaz
A Russian Man Has Been Charged In The Death Of U.S. Student Catherine Serou The 34-year-old student and former U.S. Marine went missing last week and was later found dead. Her mother says she received a text reading, "In a car with a stranger. I hope I'm not being abducted." Joe Hernandez
The Supreme Court Sides With NCAA Athletes In A Narrow Ruling The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative. Nina Totenberg
Carjackings Are On The Rise. What Drives Youth To Commit These Crimes? Carjackings are up in cities across the country. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with someone who committed a carjacking at 16 about why they did it.
The Politics Driving The U.S. Voting Rights Fight Voting rights has become the latest partisan fight on Capitol Hill. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to election law expert Spencer Overton about how we got here and what's at stake in the debate.
New Videos Underscore The Violence Against Police At The Jan. 6 Capitol Riot In response to a motion filed by NPR and other media organizations, the Justice Department released new videos which prosecutors say show assaults on police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Meg Anderson