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Ahn Young-joon/APAn appeals court sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to 7 years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024. -
The Justice Department has indicted former FBI Director James Comey, months after its first case against him collapsed. President Trump has been demanding retribution against his critics.
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What is the substance of the new DOJ charges against former FBI Director James Comey? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Benjamin Wittes, editor in chief of Lawfare.
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Purdue Pharma will pay the DOJ $225 million in a criminal settlement and members of the Sackler family who own the Oxycontin-maker also contribute billions of dollars to a bankruptcy deal, but the private drug firm's leaders will avoid prison time.
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Spirit Airlines helped pioneer ultra-cheap flying and soared. Then legacy airlines copied them, outmaneuvered them with loyalty programs, and the economy turned against their core customers. -
Across the country, some 50 bald eagle nests fitted with cameras broadcast up-close views of raptor family life. Every spring, as eggs hatch and eaglets grow, these cameras rake in millions of views. -
One of the country's largest legal cannabis markets is fighting for its life. Texas' hemp industry is challenging fee increases of up to 4,000%, which effectively ban cannabis' most popular form.
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Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways to phase out oil, gas, and coal. -
The Fed is expected to hold rates steady, at what's likely to be Jerome Powell's last meeting as chair — with Kevin Warsh looking set to replace him. -
At issue is the TPS program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United States if they cannot return to their home countries because of "extraordinary or temporary conditions." -
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol. -
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy for people with addiction is a model for wellness camps designed to ease the U.S. overdose crisis. Critics say the idea is dangerous. -
The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's digital rules that require sites to protect minors. -
DOJ indicts former FBI Director James Comey for second time, King Charles argues for stronger U.K.-U.S. relations, SCOTUS weighs Trump's effort to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians.
