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Senior NPR editor resigns after accusing outlet of liberal bias

An editor for National Public Radio resigned Wednesday just days after he inflamed the ongoing culture war about mainstream media with an essay about what he considers the news outlet’s liberal leanings. Uri Berliner, who was a senior business editor, wrote an essay for the right-leaning online publication The Free Press in which he said […]

Supreme Court leaves Illinois semiautomatic gun ban in place : NPR

The U.S. Supreme Court Saul Loeb /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb /AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court Saul Loeb /AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place an Illinois ban on AR-15 semiautomatic weapons. Two lower courts have upheld the law, and Thursday’s […]

Complaints about U.S. airlines climb at record pace : NPR

A traveler looks for baggage amid rows of unclaimed luggage at Los Angeles International Airport in June. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A traveler looks for baggage amid rows of unclaimed luggage at Los Angeles International Airport in June. Mario Tama/Getty Images If you’re unhappy about the state of air […]

Immigration is one of the biggest issues in 2024. Here’s how GOP hopefuls see it : NPR

Clockwise, from top left: former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images; Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty […]

U.N. General Assembly approves a cease-fire the U.S. opposes : NPR

A general view shows voting results during a United Nations General Assembly meeting to vote on a non-binding resolution demanding “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images A general view shows voting results during a United Nations General Assembly meeting to vote […]

Document shows Alabama gas execution will pose risk to witnesses : NPR

This undated photo provided by Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher’s wife. Alabama plans to put him to death by nitrogen hypoxia, an execution method that is authorized in three states but has never been used. Alabama Department of Corrections via […]