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A judge hears closing arguments in an anti-trust case against Google
Friday, May 03, 2024
Closing arguments have begun in the Justice Department's antitrust case against Google. At issue is whether Google has illegally monopolized the search engine market.
Protestors in Georgia say Russia-style draft law will damage free speech
Friday, May 03, 2024
Protesters in the small southern Caucasus nation of Georgia say a Russia-style draft law will hurt free speech and democracy.
Biden gives remarks from the White House about campus protests
Thursday, May 02, 2024
Biden gives remarks from the White House about campus protests
Federal health officials aim to develop a vaccine to protect people from bird flu
Thursday, May 02, 2024
The health officials say the country is ready to produce a vaccine against a worrisome flu virus that recently jumped from birds to cows and at least one person. But some experts are skeptical.
Jordan demands that Israel provide better security for aid convoys
Thursday, May 02, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Blinken pushed for swift and sustained aid to Gazans.
Morning news brief
Thursday, May 02, 2024
Arizona lawmakers vote to repeal a Civil War-era abortion ban. Examining the varying police responses to college protests. Former president Trump campaigned in swing states Wisconsin and Michigan.
NYC police used force to clear a pro-Palestinian student encampment at Columbia
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Police zip-tied the hands of large numbers of student protesters and hauled them away. An armored vehicle pushed a bridge into a window of Hamilton Hall and then officers quickly retook the building.
Blinken returns to Israel determined to get more aid into Gaza
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Israel with a big focus on providing humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel is still threatening to move on Rafah, in Southern Gaza, despite U.S. opposition.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
The student-led occupation of a Columbia University building is over. Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel with a focus on humanitarian aid to Gaza. Florida's new abortion law takes effect today.
Biden, Trump win their parties' presidential nominations in Pennsylvania primary
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
In addition to casting ballots for the presidential nominees, voters in Pennsylvania picked candidates for state races and the U.S. House and Senate.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Former President Trump waits to hear if he violated a gag order. Tesla announces profits dropped by 55%. The Justice Department will pay $138.7 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar case.
U.K. Parliament members approve a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The U.K. Parliament has approved Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's controversial plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda, regardless of where they're from originally.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Gaza protests on college campuses stretch across the U.S. British lawmakers OK plan to outsource U.K.'s refugee system to Rwanda. Supreme Court to hear Starbucks case about fired pro-union workers.
A TikTok ban in the United States took a step closer to becoming a reality
Monday, April 22, 2024
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Saturday that could lead to the company being banned in the U.S., and it's on a fast track to President Biden's desk.
Morning news brief
Monday, April 22, 2024
Opening statements set for Monday in the New York criminal trial of former President Trump. TikTok faces what might be its biggest threat yet in the U.S. The U.S. Supreme Court takes up homelessness.
Iran boasts that its weekend attack against Israel was a huge success
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
After Iran's unprecedented but largely ineffective attack against Israel, international leaders are calling on Israel to show restraint and to be wary of it spiraling into a broader regional conflict.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Iran says its attack against Israel was a success. The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine. Supreme Court hears challenge to law used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants.
House to consider foreign aid while Senate trial on Mayorkas is set to start
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine after delays. The Senate will begin impeachment proceedings for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Jury selection to begin in the federal criminal trial of former President Trump
Monday, April 15, 2024
Former President Donald Trump faces 34-count felony counts alleging that he falsified New York business records in order to conceal damaging information to influence the 2016 presidential election.
How Philadelphia is fighting the gun epidemic that kills tens of thousands each year
Monday, April 15, 2024
NPR's Morning Edition hears from organizers, elected officials and regular people about the effects of gun violence.