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Activists and demonstrators gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health.

21 states poised to ban or severely restrict abortion if 'Roe v. Wade' is overturned

So-called "trigger laws" in 12 states would automatically enact an abortion ban if Roe is overturned. In nine others, bans that were blocked by courts or have long been unenforced could take effect.

Retired Special Forces Maj. Ian Fishback, seen in December 2019, deployed four times to Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2005, he blew the whistle on U.S. troops who were torturing people in Iraq.

The final, anguished years of a warrior-scholar who exposed torture by U.S. troops

Ian Fishback was a Green Beret who exposed torture by U.S. troops in Iraq. After serving four combat tours and earning a Ph.D. in philosophy, Fishback died last month in a nursing home. He was 42.

Ireland's Sinn Féin leader on Brexit, cross-border relations and party goals

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin president and leader of the opposition in the Republic of Ireland, about Brexit and how cross-border relations are working.

The 'Home Alone' house in Winnetka, Ill. will be available to rent through Airbnb for one night later this month. The $25 stay will also include junk food, booby traps, a film screening and other holiday hijinks.

The 'Home Alone' house could be yours for a night

The McCallister family home will be available to rent on Airbnb later this month. The overnight stay will include junk food, booby traps and "ample opportunity to scream into the mirror."

Migrants leave Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, on Oct. 27 as they continue their trek north toward Mexico's northern states and the U.S. border.

U.S. will resume 'Remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers

Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans to comply with a court order.

"Cells III," 2013, Stinson Beach, CA by Andres Amador will be on view at "Impermanence" at PHES Gallery beginning Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021.

San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'Impermanence,' Denja Harris, Children's Film Festival, Pottery Tour, Voices of Our City Choir, FlowerSong Press, and 'My Fair Lady'

This weekend in the arts: PHES Gallery, Mortis Studio, indie film for kids, pottery studio tours, "Hope for the Holidays" choral concert, poetry at Centro Cultural de la Raza and Broadway's "My Fair Lady."

Three of the student authors of <em>Who Is Florence Price? </em>(left to right: Sebastián Núñez, Hazel Peebles and Sophia Shao), joined by their English teacher, Shannon Potts.

These NYC kids have written the history of an overlooked Black female composer

A group of sixth, seventh and eighth grade students realized there was no children's book about the composer Florence Price. So they wrote, illustrated and published their own.

The migrant camp at the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, November 17, 2021.

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

It will go into effect in San Diego and three Texas border cities.

File photo of President Joe Biden speaking about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Biden's new winter COVID plan will reimburse you for at-home tests

Among his new steps to fight COVID surges this winter: requiring private health insurers to reimburse people for at-home tests. It also calls for more people to get vaccines and boosters.

Meta has removed six networks of accounts for abusing its platforms, underscoring the ways bad actors around the world use social media as a tool to promote false information and harass opponents.

Facebook takes down China-based network spreading false COVID-19 claims

The Chinese operation is one of six networks blocked from Facebook and Instagram after spreading false information and harassing opponents.

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