Opinion: 13 Years After The Last R. Kelly Trial, The Culture Has Changed The first federal trial against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly is underway. Tenacious reporting has explicitly centered the mostly Black girls and women who have accused him. Anastasia Tsioulcas
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Part Of New York's Ban On Residential Evictions The court has agreed to partially lift a ban on evictions for renters in New York state, which was already scheduled to expire at the end of the month. Nina Totenberg
Jamie Spears Agrees To Step Down From Britney Spears Conservatorship Facing pressure to cede control of his daughter's finances, Jamie Spears filed documents Thursday to leave his position as conservator of the pop star's estate. No timeline has been laid out, however. Anastasia Tsioulcas
A Former College Professor Accused Of Serial Arson Is Denied Bail In California "Where [Gary] Maynard went, fires started. Not just once, but over and over again," the government said in a court memorandum. Bill Chappell
Texas Supreme Court Says Democratic Lawmakers Can Be Arrested For Evading House Votes The state's highest court says law enforcement can round up rogue legislators and bring them back to the state Capitol's House Chambers. Vanessa Romo
Florida's Governor Says School Leaders' Salary May Be Withheld If They Require Masks Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up a confrontation with school superintendents on Monday, saying anyone who defies his ban on mask mandates might lose a paycheck. Teachers and staff wouldn't be punished. Vanessa Romo
Gymnastics Hasn't Changed Since Nassar, Survivor Rachael Denhollander Says The former gymnast was instrumental in bringing serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar to justice. She says the gymnastics industry still has abusers and a system rife with problems. Nell Clark
As Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Nears Approval, Family Members Write About The Human Toll The Purdue Pharma bankruptcy process has focused on financial compensation to creditors, but court records include heartrending personal letters from families ravaged by Oxycontin. Brian Mann
What Is Carbon Capture Technology? It Has A Complicated Place In The Infrastructure Bill NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Nicholas Kusnetz about support for carbon capture technology in the infrastructure bill.
Amanda Knox: 'Stillwater' Movie Repeats 'Fiction' Pushed By Italian Prosecutor In an interview with NPR's All Things Considered, Knox talks about what it's like to be followed by fictionalized versions of her life. Matthew S. Schwartz
