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South Carolina judge sentences Alex Murdaugh to life in prison

Array — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:54:00 +0000

Murdaugh's sentencing Friday came less than 24 hours after a South Carolina jury convicted him for the murders of his wife and son.

These Texas DAs refused to prosecute abortion. Republican lawmakers want them stopped

Bret Jaspers (KERA) — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:53:00 +0000

The Texas GOP is pushing a bill that would punish district attorneys who set a policy not to prosecute certain crimes. It comes after many said they wouldn't prosecute abortion cases following Dobbs.

Listen: D.C. Council reintroduces a reparations bill, and rent freezes to come in Prince George’s Co.

Esther Ciammachilli, Kojo Nnamdi, Ayan Sheikh — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:55:21 +0000

WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi discusses some of the week's top stories.

The News Roundup – Domestic

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:07:19 +0000

The Supreme Court hears arguments in Nebraska v. Biden. Congress tries to regulate our railroads.

The News Roundup – International

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:06:54 +0000

The violence continues in the West Bank. A congressional committee on China meets.

Jazz legend Wayne Shorter has died at 89 in Los Angeles

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:29:00 +0000

Whether as a solo act, working with Miles Davis or Art Blakey, or as a founding member of Weather Report, Wayne Shorter routinely introduced new audiences to jazz.

U.S., Germany aim to deter China from supplying Russia with weapons against Ukraine

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:29:00 +0000

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jeff Rathke of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies about the issues the U.S. and Germany agree on, and where they differ.

Germany’s chancellor is visiting President Biden at the White House

Array — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:29:00 +0000

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is traveling without press and the two leaders do not plan to have a news conference. His visit may focus on the tense rhetoric between the U.S. and China.

Last woman standing on a high school cheerleading squad is an internet sensation

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:49:00 +0000

Katrina Kohel was ready to go to a statewide competition when her three teammates quit. Her coach in Morill, Neb., said Kohel could still go to watch, but Instead, she took the floor solo.

Scientists find flamingos form cliques just like high schoolers

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:49:00 +0000

Researchers studied flamingo personalities and found the pink birds divide into groups depending on how loud they are. Quieter flamingos over here. More boisterous birds over there.