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Groups Worry About Impact Of Police Moves To Block Social Media

As police find themselves in encounters that are posted live — including video — they sometimes want to pull the social media plug. Activists say this threatens to censor an electronic witness.

Kellyanne Conway, now an adviser to President Donald Trump and seen here at a November campaign rally, said on NBC News that the Trump administration plans to move Medicaid financing to block grants administered by states.

Republican Plan To Replace Obamacare Would Turn Medicaid Over To States

Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway says Medicaid block grants are part of the new administration's plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Syrian women walk through a market area in the northern city of Aleppo last November. A new website is documenting the use of rape in the Syrian conflict.

Tracking Rape In Syria Through Social Media

Researchers are using data from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other social media sites. There are, however, questions about the accuracy of the reports coming from Syria.

IRS offices around the country, like this one in Brooklyn, N.Y., have been closed since the partial government shutdown began two weeks ago. While the agency continues to cash checks from payees, refunds, audits and most other operations are suspended.

The IRS Can't Take Your Questions. It Will Take Your Return

Tuesday is the deadline for taxpayers who requested an extension on their 2012 tax returns. With most of its staff currently furloughed, the Internal Revenue Service is not answering calls, issuing refunds or collecting audits. Even so, don't expect a filing reprieve; the midnight deadline is still in effect.

The U.N. calls for an end to the fighting around a nuclear facility in Ukraine

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield about the fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, and the next steps in order to try to secure the plant.

Retirees took the streets in 2 Chinese cities to protest health care changes

The crowds were protesting over fears that officials will dip into their personal health savings accounts to cover public budget shortfalls. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Feb. 16, 2023.)

A new campaign wants to protect child influencers from being exploited by their parents

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with University of Washington student Chris McCarty, who worked on state legislation to crack down on parental exploitation of child influencers on TikTok and YouTube.

The email account that journalists used to use to correspond with Twitter's communications team is now automatically responding to messages with a poop emoji.

Got a question for Twitter's press team? The answer will be a poop emoji

Twitter's communications email went dark after mass layoffs late last year. CEO Elon Musk announced this weekend (and NPR confirmed) that it now responds to press inquiries with a single poop emoji.

Senator Calls For Justice's Criminal Division Chief To Step Down

Saying it was time for accountability, Sen. Charles Grassley said Lanny Breuer showed a "complete lack of judgment" in relation to a failed gun-walking operation.

Making Sense Of The Government's Bank Plan

The federal government is taking an ownership stake in America's biggest banks. The Treasury Department also is pouring $250 billion into banks to restore faith and boost lending. The nation hasn't seen anything like this since the 1930s. And given its scope, bankers and analysts are still trying to make sense of the plan.

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