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Neil Heslin, father of 6-year-old Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis, becomes emotional during his testimony during the trial for Alex Jones. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)

Sandy Hook parents confront Alex Jones at trial, and how the First Amendment factors into defamation

Testimony continues Wednesday in the two week defamation trail of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

John Boyega on 'Breaking,' working with Michael K. Williams, and life after 'Star Wars'

He took on the Empire as a resistance fighter in Star Wars. In his new film, John Boyega tells the true story of one veteran’s fight against the V.A.

Anthony Reed (left) and Christopher Bowles (right) show off Band-Aids they received for their monkeypox vaccine jabs at the Southern Decadence Health Hub in Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans, Sept. 6, 2022. (Shalina Chatlani/Gulf States Newsroom)

At New Orleans' Southern Decadence festival, health officials educate and vaccinate for monkeypox

The Southern Decadence festival in New Orleans attracted hundreds of thousands of people over this past Labor Day weekend. It's a celebratory event but the city also saw it as an opportunity to educate and vaccinate attendees about monkeypox.

Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss, former Georgia election worker, wipes her eyes as she testifies during the fourth hearing on the Jan. 6 investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence for almost a year related to the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, is presenting its findings in a series of televised hearings. On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building during an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for President Joe Biden. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

'I felt very afraid,' recounts poll worker describing hostile voters at primary election

By one estimate, about a third of poll workers have quit since 2020, leading to a national shortage.

When Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as the first female Speaker of the House she said, "We have broken the marble ceiling. For our daughters and our granddaughters now the sky is the limit."

'Know Your Power' Charts Pelosi's Path To Congress

On Jan. 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi made history as the first female speaker of the House. She talks with Deborah Amos about her new book, Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters. Pelosi comes from a devoutly Democratic family, and she charts her journey from stay-at-home mom to politician.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a virtual event hosted by the Munich Security Conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

The Future Of Student Loan Forgiveness

It all helps. But how much of a difference will $10,000 in student loan forgiveness really make?

Johnny Gandelsman, 'O'

Hear one of the intrepid violinist's 22 commissioned works, focusing on the harrowing year that was 2020.

Randy Eccles and Ralls Melotte in NPR Illinois Studio A

Springfield pioneer of sustainable architecture, Ralls Melotte, writing pioneer fiction | Community Voices

Ralls Melotte is an architect and writer with Springfield roots.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020, in Washington.

Elon Musk has lost more money than anyone in history, Guinness World Records says

Musk has lost hundreds of billions of dollars in recent years, largely due to Tesla stock plummeting.

Viola Davis just put the G in EGOT. She accepted the audio book, narration and storytelling recording award for <em>Finding Me</em> during the 65th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on Sunday, in Los Angeles.

Viola Davis achieves EGOT status with Grammy win

"I just EGOT!" the 57-year-old actor said after winning best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording for her memoir, Finding Me, at the Grammys premiere ceremony on Sunday.

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