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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas is changing the priorities of an agency that had long focused its efforts on protecting vulnerable and underserved workers.

How Trump's EEOC is attacking DEI and emphasizing white people

Andrea Lucas, the Trump-appointed chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has set a new agenda for an agency that long prioritized vulnerable and underserved workers.

Joseph Williams, 49, a chronically homeless man, was arrested on June 28 and charged with two felony counts of camping on state property after police found him living in a public park in East Nashville. He spent nine days in jail before the felony charges were dismissed by a judge. After his release, he returned to the park.

A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping. He's one of the first

When Joseph Lamont Williams refused to leave the public park where he has lived for years, he was charged with a felony. Camping bans are on the rise as states seek to crack down on homelessness.

Lt. Craig Stotts at the Twin Falls Police Department on April 6, 2023.

What could make a hoax call reporting a school shooting worse? Social media

NPR has documented an alarming pattern of hoax school shooting calls across the country. Now another pattern has emerged: bad actors using these moments to spread misinformation online.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 25.

Here are the major Supreme Court decisions decided this term

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up its term and begun to agree to cases it will hear in its next one, to begin in the fall.

As It Happened: GOP Kicks Off Its Convention; Makes Its Case To The Nation

We live blogged through the day as Mitt Romney officially became the party's presidential nominee and as the party's stars told Americans why they should vote for the former Massachusetts governor.

Journalist Details 'Potential Mischief' Of Trump's Remaining Weeks In Office

Politico's Garrett Graff says Trump is already blocking president-elect Biden's access to classified information. Some worry he might destroy White House records and begin issuing pardons.

Bob Onder greets Ellyana Wilson, 16, far right, and her brother, Lincoln, 13, center, at the Soda Museum in St. Charles in 2024. The St. Charles County Republican congressman took a dim view of how the Senate crafted the bill.

U.S. Rep. Bob Onder hopes lawmakers make Missouri’s congressional lines more Republican

The St. Charles County Republican was a strong supporter in 2022 of drawing a map that would have made it much harder for U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Kansas City, to win another term.

Affinia Healthcare nurse Felicia Standifer gives Grace Liggins a shot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the Beloved Community United Methodist Church in south St. Louis on Jan. 23, 2021.

It Could Take Another Year Until Missouri Reaches Herd Immunity

Missouri has vaccinated 20% of the state’s population and expects a significant jump in the vaccine supply by summer — enough for all adults in the state to obtain a COVID-19 shot. But even if the federal government boosts the supply and every U.S. adult becomes eligible in May, widespread immunity could still take until 2022 to reach because a vaccine needs to be approved for children.

John Matze, the former CEO of conservative social media site Parler, has sued the company and its financial backer, Rebekah Mercer, alleging breach of contract and defamation.

Ex-CEO Sues Parler Over 'Arrogant Theft,' Claims Site Was 'Hijacked'

John Matze, the co-founder and former CEO of Parler, has sued the site's financier, Rebekah Mercer, over his ouster from the company, which he alleges took millions of dollars away from him.

Unemployment Claims Fall To Lowest Level Since Pandemic's Start

Claims are still high by historical standards, but it's a sign of slow healing from the worst crisis since the Great Depression. Fed Chair Jerome Powell reflected on that earlier Thursday with NPR.

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