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RaDonda Vaught, a former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse charged in the death of a patient, listens to opening statements during her trial in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, March 22.

In nurse's trial, witness says hospital bears 'heavy' responsibility for patient death

Nashville, Tenn., nurse RaDonda Vaught is on trial for reckless homicide for giving the wrong medication to a patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is one of three lawmakers calling for changes after an NPR investigation found mismanagement of income-driven repayment (IDR) plans for student loans.

Senators call for probe into student loan program after NPR unearthed major problems

Lawmakers are calling for an investigation two weeks after an NPR report found a student loan program designed to help low-income borrowers wasn't living up to its promise.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 3. Companies can borrow money from the Fed under its new lending programs, but the central bank's effort to help the economy has had lopsided results.

Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation

The half-point hike in the Fed’s key rate — its largest since 2000 — raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago.

People attend a special Board of Education meeting on mask mandates for students and staff in Kalamazoo County Schools at the Schoolcraft High School Gymnasium on Aug. 23 in Schoolcraft, Mich. COVID-19 protocols around the country have divided parents and school staff, in some cases leading to violence and intimidation.

The Justice Department will address threats against school officials and staff

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing federal authorities to meet with local law enforcement about the spike in violent threats against school board members, teachers and others.

Former President Donald Trump, who continues to spread lies about fraud in the last election, is set to run again in 2024.

With midterm losses, Trump's climb to the presidency could be steeper than he'd like

Donald Trump is officially running again, trying to avenge his loss to Joe Biden, even as Trump still refuses to admit he lost. Trump's push to overturn the 2020 outcome helped spark an insurrection.

Police vehicles are parked outside the headquarters of the Yonkers Police Department in Yonkers, N.Y. Since 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating the Yonkers Police Department and recommending areas for reform.

Alleged police misconduct cost Yonkers, N.Y., millions. The complaints kept coming

An NPR investigation examined records of payouts by the city and found troubling patterns: Plaintiffs alleged that police often used excessive force. And several officers were repeatedly named.

The Montana Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case at the University of Montana's Jane and George Dennison Theatre in Missoula, Montana on April 15, 2022.

Some states are laser-focused on supreme court elections after the Dobbs ruling

More than 30 states have state supreme court elections this November. Those justices may be the final word on abortion laws in some places now that it's an issue for states to decide.

A combination of factors is pushing some people in rural areas to consider moving closer to cities.

Inflation is crushing rural America and may even drive people to the cities

Inflation is hitting hard in rural America and could accelerate depopulation in some parts of the country, according to the latest analysis from one expert.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony formally annexing four regions of Ukraine Russian troops occupy, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday.

Putin illegally annexes territories in Ukraine, in spite of global opposition

The Russian president signed what he calls "accession treaties" that world powers refuse to recognize. It's his latest attempt to redraw the map of Europe at Ukraine's expense.

Debris litters the ground surrounding homes, damaged by a tornado in Round Rock, Texas, on Monday.

Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama brace as storm approaches

Southeastern states are in the pathway of a storm system that left widespread damage and some injuries in Texas.

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