Trump Says He Will Be Arrested on Tuesday as Indictment Looms  —  His indictment by a Manhattan grand jury is expected, but its timing is unclear.  —  With his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury expected but its timing uncertain, former President Donald J. Trump declared …

Wyoming Becomes First State to Outlaw the Use of Pills for Abortion  —  The law is the only one in the nation to prohibit the use separate from a total abortion ban and is part of a growing effort by conservative states to target the pills.  —  Wyoming on Friday became the first state to ban …

March 17, 2023  —  The International Criminal Court today issued an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, Putin's commissioner for children's rights, for war crimes: kidnapping Ukrainian children and transporting them to Russia.

9 Republicans pull support from South Carolina bill allowing the death penalty for abortion  —  Nine South Carolina Republicans who had co-sponsored one of the most severe anti-abortion proposals in the country have since withdrawn their support, reversing course on a measure that proposes applying …

In wake of Florida law, additional states seek to restrict certain LGBTQ discussions in schools  —  Bills similar to Florida's controversial legislation that bans certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools are being considered in at least 15 states …

Biden denies $1M in payments to family from Hunter associate, despite bank records: ‘Not true’ … President Biden denied that his family received more than $1 million in payments from accounts related to Hunter Biden's business associate Rob Walker and their Chinese business ventures in 2017 …

Biden administration quietly resumes deportations to Russia  —  Exclusive: Apparent reversal of position adopted after invasion of Ukraine sends men fleeing Putin's draft back to Russia  —  The Biden administration has quietly resumed deportations to Russia, an apparent reversal …

John Jenrette, former South Carolina congressman arrested in Abscam scandal, dies at 86  —  John W. Jenrette Jr., the former South Carolina congressman whose ascension in Congress was brought low by scandal, died Friday.  He was 86 years old.  —  His wife, Rosemary Jenrette, confirmed his death Saturday.

A new chapter for Sylvia Poggioli  —  In a note to editorial staff, Didrik Schanche, International Editor, and Edith Chapin, Acting SVP of News, made the following announcement:  —  Imagining NPR without Sylvia Poggioli veers toward the impossible.  But after 41 years, Sylvia says, “It's time to hang up my headphones.”

Are Texas's abortion laws being used for state-sponsored spousal harassment?  —  A Texas man is suing his ex-wife's friends for helping her get an abortion - whether he wins or not, the lawsuit is sending a terrifying message to women  —  Are Texas's abortion laws being used for state-sponsored spouse harassment?

Navy secretary cited climate change as top priority as Biden proposes shrinking the fleet … Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said he sees fighting climate change as a top priority for the Navy as the Biden administration proposes shrinking the fleet by two ships and worries grow about how the U.S. Navy stacks up to China's.

Just Because ChatBots Can't Think Doesn't Mean They Can't Lie  —  Or that they haven't already started to pollute Google searches.  And if publishers win their lawsuit against the Internet Archive, verifying facts and quotes will get a lot harder.  —  On March 20, oral arguments will be heard …

Ukraine's army must shed its Soviet legacy, says a military expert  —  Its senior officers must not stifle junior initiative, warns Franz-Stefan Gady  —  A culture war is brewing within Ukraine's armed forces.  It is being waged between top-down Soviet military thinking on the one hand …