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Russia has been accused of war crimes. But will anyone be tried for them?

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:11:18 +0000

The United States has a complicated relationship with the ICC.

Oklahoma’s new abortion law could create a domino effect across the region

Catherine Sweeney — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:08:00 +0000

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill creating the nation's most stringent abortion restriction. It makes performing the procedure a felony, punishable by up to a decade in prison.

Spike in inflation presents further challenges for the Biden administration

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:08:00 +0000

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, about inflation's economic and political challenges, and the Biden administration's plans to curb price hikes.

NYC subway shooting fits a pattern of mass shootings, crime researcher says

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:36:00 +0000

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Thomas Abt, senior fellow for the Council on Criminal Justice, about how Tuesday's subway shooting is a national issue because it could happen anywhere.

When a Ukrainian boy fled Kyiv, he left behind his Lego collection

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:16:00 +0000

Andrii Sidorov went with family to Ireland. His father tells The Washington Post that his son felt lost. In a Facebook post, he asked for spare Legos. Packages came in from as far away as Australia.

Decorated sprinter Usain Bolt shares his secret to success: video games

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:46:00 +0000

Bolt tells the BBC that he loved games so much as a kid that he'd sometimes skip training to head to a store to play video games. Bolt says gaming helped develop his competitive spirit.

A spike in wolf killings around Yellowstone has conservationists worried

Nick Mott — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 02:06:00 +0000

Last year, two neighboring states loosened restrictions on hunting wolves outside Yellowstone, resulting in a spike in deaths. Locally that's politically popular, but biologists see problems.

NYPD identifies a person of interest in the Brooklyn subway shooting

Array — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:44:00 +0000

Officials have linked a set of keys to an abandoned U-Haul van found blocks from the Brooklyn shooting. Investigators say the van was rented by Frank R. James in Philadelphia.

3 things to know as Russia heads to a historic debt default

David Gura — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:26:00 +0000

Events over the past week have brought Russia precariously close to its first default on foreign debt since the Bolshevik Revolution over a century ago.

Encore: Human connections light up ‘This Brilliant Darkness’

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:13:00 +0000

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jeff Sharlet about his new book This Brilliant Darkness, a collection of mostly short essays and snapshots about strangers living with isolation or suffering.