The Sununu Youth Services Center, or Youth Development Center (YDC), in Manchester, N.H., on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Raquel C. ZaldÃvar/New England News Collaborative hide caption
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Tabitha (l) helps Sam (r) remove his socks and leg braces. Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 in Georgia, United States. Cindy Elizabeth/NPR hide caption
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives with attorney Todd Blanche. Photo by Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty Images hide caption
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 28, 2024 in New York City. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan listens as Emil Bove, a member of former President Donald Trump's legal team, argues for his client during Sandoval's hearing. Jane Rosenberg/AP hide caption
Karen McDonough sits inside her home in Quincy, Massachusetts. Vanessa Leroy for NPR hide caption
Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans' homes
A woman carries a child as she walks through the al-Hol refugee camp in northeastern Syria in October 2023. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
After years in a Syrian ISIS camp, a 10-person American family is back in the U.S.
Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got. Chelsea Beck for NPR hide caption
When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spotty
Federal judges have enormous power over their courtrooms and their chambers, which can leave employees vulnerable to abuse, with few ways to report their concerns anonymously. Chelsea Beck for NPR hide caption
Victims of harassment by federal judges often find the judiciary is above the law
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The Sunday Story: Off The Mark, an NPR investigation into America's historical markers
A lethal injection gurney is seen at the at Nevada State Prison, a former penitentiary in Carson City, Nev., in 2022. Emily Najera for NPR hide caption
States botched more executions of Black prisoners. Experts think they know why
The safety rules being announced and finalized today will hold mines to the same standard for silica dust exposure as other employers. These x-rays show black lung disease. Elaine McMillion Sheldon for PBS Frontline hide caption
Edmund Garcia, an Iraq War veteran, stands outside his home in Rosharon, Texas. Like many vets, he was told if he took a mortgage forbearance, his monthly payments wouldn't go up afterward. Joseph Bui for NPR hide caption
The cargo ship Dali sits in the water, surrounded by four concrete dolphins, after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
Concrete structures meant to protect Baltimore bridge appear unchanged for decades
Police recovery crews work near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the container ship Dali in Baltimore. Eight members of a construction crew repairing potholes were on the bridge when the structure fell into the Patapsco River at around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
'We got workers in the water': Audio reveals new details of Baltimore bridge rescue
Attorney John Eastman faced disciplinary charges from the California State Bar for his role in Donald Trump's legal effort to remain in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
What's the best way to revitalize a language? In the Lakota Nation, that's very much up for debate. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
In Lakota Nation, people are asking: Who does a language belong to?
Members of the Texas National Guard placing barber wire on a fence at the border between Mexico and the US. HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Alexis Ratcliff attends her 18th birthday party at the hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. She is a quadriplegic who uses a ventilator and has lived at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist since she was 13. Susan Ratcliff hide caption
A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing home. She says no
A registered scavenger, who mainly collects plastic waste to sell, walking in a landfill in Indonesia. Yasuyoshi Chiba /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The FBI's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Yuri Gripas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former Marine Jason Miles stands in front of his home in Clinton, Miss. He lost a sales job during the pandemic and had to take a mortgage forbearance. Imani Khayyam for NPR hide caption