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Federal Communication Commission Commissioner Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

New FCC Chief On Bridging The Digital Divide, Banning Huawei

Jessica Rosenworcel says "long overdue" upgrades to improve the FCC's broadband maps will help bridge the digital divide.

State Week: Governor Presents His Budget; Madigan’s Exit

Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered a combined State of the State and State Budget address this week with proposals to fill the deficit left by the pandemic.…

Behind The Pandemic Purchases We Won't Use Until Later

What's the point of buying something now that you can't even use during the pandemic? Social scientists say there is value in anticipation — in giving yourself a concrete way to look forward.

9/11 Commission Co-Chair On What Can Be Done To Investigate Capitol Insurrection

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Thomas Kean, former Republican Governor of New Jersey and former co-chair of the 9/11 Commission, about creating a commission to investigate what happened Jan. 6.

Remembering U-Roy, Jamaican Dancehall Icon

The iconic dancehall musician U-Roy has died at age 78. The DJ and vocalist known as "The Originator" had a massive impact on Jamaican music, and was also viewed as a crucial forebear to rap.

Media Literacy: An Antidote For Misinformation

Education experts call for combatting crazy conspiracy theories, baseless rumors of rampant election fraud and misinformation about COVID-19 with media…

Keith Rowley, the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has called for global vaccine distribution based on models of "sharing and caring" that provide equitable access to small countries like his and "benefit of all humankind and not just the privileged, well-heeled few."

Price Check: Nations Pay Wildly Different Prices For Vaccines

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago gave an impassioned speech about the vaccine rollout, warning of hoarding and price gouging. Here's what we could find out about the cost of a dose.

A demonstrator wears an Oath Keepers anti-government organization badge on a tactical vest during a protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021.

Justice Department Charges Suspected Oath Keepers In Plot To Attack The Capitol

The Justice Department charged six more members of a far-right militia group for allegedly plotting ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. At least three others were already charged from the group.

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says he initially believed he'd hit a deer the night of the crash. It wasn't until the next day, when he drove back to the scene of the incident, that he discovered the body of 55-year-old Joe Boever, whom he'd fatally struck.

South Dakota AG Charged With 3 Misdemeanors In Crash That Killed Pedestrian

Officials on Thursday said given the evidence, they could not bring more severe charges against Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, who fatally struck a man walking down a rural road in September.

The bill, which was signed on Thursday, would prohibit abortion as soon as cardiac activity can be detected with an ultrasound, except in cases of rape, incest or when a mother's life is in danger.

Court Temporarily Blocks South Carolina Heartbeat Abortion Ban

"Today, abortion remains safe and legal in South Carolina, and politicians' plan to restrict access to health care has failed," the region's Planned Parenthood president said following the decision.

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