Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang previously struck down a number of “targeted regulation of abortion provider” statutes, but left state licensing requirements in place. Planned Parenthood argued the state licensing rules were an obstacle to providing abortions in Missouri.
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Olaf Scholz rebuked U.S. Vice President JD Vance for suggesting that far-right parties should not be shut out of government. Germany's other political parties have refused to work with the far-right AfD.
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Doctors prescribed "absolute rest" for Pope Francis, the Vatican said Saturday, a day after the 88-year-old pope was admitted to a hospital following a weeklong bout of bronchitis.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission moved to drop a suit on behalf of a worker allegedly fired for his sexual orientation and gender identity, arguing the case conflicts with President Trump's executive order.
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The suit was initially filed in October, claiming that the woman was lured by a limousine driver outside the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards and assaulted by the two rappers at an after-party.
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Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose in the heat.
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The website restofworld got entries from 45 countries for a photo contest focusing on technology. Here are their top picks -- from facial scans for migrants to kids in a Mongolian tent transfixed by of a TV.
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Bear Rinehart, who performs under the name Wilder Woods, is releasing his third album, "Curioso." NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the former football player about his musical influences.
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President Trump became the latest U.S. president to say he wants to kill the penny. Both Republicans and Democrats have tried and failed for decades to get rid of America's one-cent coin. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on February 13, 2025.)
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Three Venezuela rappers created the song "Donaltron," a protest song in which they make their plea to President Donald Trump to not deport them. The song has become a viral hit on TikTok.
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The future of the U.S.-NATO relationship hangs in the balance at the Munich Security Conference this week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with John J. Sullivan, former US ambassador to Russia, about the stakes.
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NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele preview a huge women's college basketball match this weekend, spotlighting the moment many women's sports teams are having.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with British actor — and now short story writer — Rupert Everett about his new book, "The American No."
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A second federal judge paused President Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19.
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Members of the Trump administration speaking at the Munich Security Conference this weekend pressed Ukraine on concessions to end the war. We look at the view from Kyiv on their demands.