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A jury deliberates over the sentence for the Tree of Life synagogue shooter

The man convicted of killing 11 worshipers and wounding six others at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 could face the death penalty. The attack is the deadliest antisemitic assault in U.S. history. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1191271560/tree-of-life-synagogue-shooter-death-penalty?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Former Michigan GOP attorney general nominee is charged in voting machine breach

Matthew DePerno, the most recent Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, has been charged with undue possession of a voting machine and conspiracy. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1142599350/deperno-michigan-voting-machine-breach-charges?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement over the use of her 'stolen' cells

Her genetic material, taken without her knowledge in 1951, has helped facilitate numerous scientific breakthroughs, including the development of the polio and COVID-19 vaccines. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1191283359/henrietta-lacks-descendants-settlement-stolen-cells?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

LeBron James' son is released from hospital days after suffering a cardiac arrest

James committed to join the University of Southern California's basketball team in May. He was practicing with the team when he went into cardiac arrest. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190609984/lebron-james-son-bronny-james-cardiac-arrest-released-from-hospital?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Up First briefing: Barbenheimer; Trump indictments; Baghdadi raid investigation

Get ready for a Barbie/Oppenheimer double feature. GOP candidates face difficult positions addressing Trump's legal woes. NPR reveals flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in a 2019 raid. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1189196254/up-first-briefing-barbenheimer-trump-indictments-baghdadi-raid-investigation?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

These farmworkers thought a new overtime law would help them. Now, they want it gone

Washington state is among a handful of states with new laws granting farmworkers the right to earn time-and-a-half for overtime. But for many workers, things haven't turned out as expected. #press

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1188258994/overtime-farmworkers-washington-state-agriculture?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop