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Mexico's ex-public security head is convicted in the U.S. of taking cartel bribes

A jury in New York found Genaro Garcia Luna guilty of taking bribes from a cartel. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Maria Hinojosa, founder of Futuro Studios and co-host of the podcast USA V. Garcia Luna.

Chris DiPentima of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, along with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and representatives from several trade groups, spoke in support of H.B. 6710 on Feb. 21, 2023.

CT legislature considers trade association health plans

Businesses, nonprofits support proposal allowing trade groups to offer health insurance. Patient advocates cite equity concerns.

EMILY's List is backing Democratic female candidates who support abortion rights

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, about how the pro-abortion rights group is seeking to protect access to reproductive care.

Guests gather for the Festival del Coqui following the Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade Sunday Oct. 8, 2023. Thousands marched and gathered along the parade route that finished in Bushnell Park, in the shadow of the Connecticut State Capitol.

Puerto Ricans in CT call for clarity on legislation to determine sovereign status of the island

Amilcar Hernandez said Puerto Ricans have long been treated as second-class citizens of a U.S. commonwealth without voting members of Congress.

Guadalupe Zarate harvests trees for Kitchen's Orchard in Hedgesville, West Virginia. He can pick a bushel, more than forty apples, per minute.

Millions of U.S. apples were almost left to rot. Now, they'll go to hungry families

Many growers across the country have been left without a market due to oversupplied apple processors. West Virginia rescued its surplus, with a plan that donates apples to hunger-fighting charities.

<strong>April 8:</strong> A Ukrainian police officer reacts to the carnage at the site of an attack that killed at least 50 people at a crowded train station in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, that was the center of civilian evacuations in the region.

Photos: Carnage at eastern Ukraine train station, where Russian strike killed 50

Ukraine has launched an investigation into war crimes officials believe have been committed by Russian forces during the course of the invasion.

Oppenheimer's forgotten victims of atomic testing push Congress for compensation

As the movie Oppenheimer plays in theaters across the country, families affected by fallout from atomic testing in New Mexico are pushing Congress for compensation.

In a still frame from video first responders use a gurney to remove an injured man from the scene of a shooting Saturday in Burlington, Vt. The Burlington Police Department arrested Jason J. Eaton, suspected in the shooting of three young men of Palestinian descent, who were attending a Thanksgiving holiday gathering near the University of Vermont campus Saturday evening.

A suspect in the shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent in Vermont pleads not guilty

Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting of three men of Palestinian descent who were attending a Thanksgiving holiday gathering near the University of Vermont Saturday evening.

Phoenix could break its record for longest hot spell as extreme heat persists

Much of the U.S. continues to be gripped by extreme heat — especially Phoenix. That's where temperatures have been at or above 110 degrees every day for two weeks now.

Members of the Montreal Impact, wearing masks, take the field for their match against Toronto FC as part of the MLS Is Back Tournament Thursday in Reunion, Fla.

Pro Sports Are Returning. Their COVID-19 Testing Is Top Notch, But Is It Ethical?

The NBA and Major League Soccer are getting underway in their 'protective' bubbles near Orlando. They get regular COVID-19 tests and quick results. But that's not the case for regular Floridians.

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