House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
Women under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That's according to a new study, and is a departure from what women were told in the past.
The New York State Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein's 2020 conviction last week, ruling that his trial was unfair.
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248554874/harvey-weinstein-conviction-overturned-new-trial-date
Gov. Katie Hobbs plans to sign the repeal of the law that bans nearly all abortions — keeping the state's 15-weeks-of-pregnancy ban in place. But it's unclear when the repeal takes effect
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, as inflation remained stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target. Investors now think it could be September or later before rates start to fall...
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248454950/federal-reserve-inflation-interest-rates
President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they "falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt...
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248473475/art-institutes-student-loan-forgiveness-debt-relief
Moss plays a British spy on the trail of a woman who may or may not be a terrorist. As the two begin working together, suspicions swirl on both sides.
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248099075/the-veil-review-fx-elisabeth-moss
Members of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Los Angeles clashed, with reports of fireworks and pepper spray use. Elsewhere, universities are tearing down encampments and arresting student...
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248433624/protests-campus-ucla-universities-israel-gaza-palestinians
Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddin...
Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got.
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1247512187/federal-judges-disclosures-luxury-trips