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A demonstrator holds a sign saying "PROTECT OUR VOTE!" at a May 16 rally in Montgomery, Ala., responding to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting.

The Supreme Court has left limited alternatives for protecting minority voting rights

After a major Supreme Court ruling, state-level voting rights acts and redistricting strategies in Democratic-led states are among the limited ways left for protecting racial-minority voters' power.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks during a news conference July 1 in New York.

The Supreme Court revives a controversial data system for citizenship checks

The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.

A top-down aerial view of Lake Corpus Christi reveals dry lakebed and shrinking water levels as drought continues to strain the region's supply on April 10, 2026.

Texas coastal city faces worsening water shortage due to prolonged drought

After years of drought and rising demand, Corpus Christi's water supply is nearing critical levels, raising concerns for residents and one of the nation's largest energy hubs.

A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet this week to discuss vaccine policy.

RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy

For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the vaccine committee, it is meeting in Atlanta.

Jennifer Williams plays with her sons at home. She said leaving her job to care for her sons was a difficult call to make, but it was the right one for her family.

From Oklahoma to Washington, daycare costs are soaring. Everyone's feeling the pinch

Families and providers are all struggling to meet the higher cost of childcare. Meanwhile, states are experimenting with their own fixes.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol's House Chamber March 01, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Read President Biden's State of the Union speech

Read President Biden's State of the Union speech delivered on Feb. 7, 2023, as prepared for delivery.

The BBC's vast library of sound effects — 33,000 of them — is open to the public

Among the 33,000 sound effects, free for anyone to use, are reindeer grunts, frog croaks and crowds at the 1989 FA Cup Final. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 26, 2024.)

The BBC's vast library of sound effects — 33,000 of them — is open to the public

Among the 33,000 sound effects, free for anyone to use, are reindeer grunts, frog croaks and crowds at the 1989 FA Cup Final. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 26, 2024.)

South Korea says it has reached a deal with the US for the release of workers in a Georgia plant

More than 300 South Korean workers were detained in an immigration raid on Thursday. Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said South Korea plans to send a charter plane to bring the workers home.

5 New Year's Resolutions From Women To Watch

How do you set a resolution when you've already accomplished so much? These women have innovated and inspired, but they still have hopes for improvement in 2014.

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