National /tags/national National en-US WLRN Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:00:00 GMT From White House, Biden says 'Black history matters' /national/2023-02-28/from-white-house-biden-says-black-history-matters President Joe Biden says “history matters, and Black history matters,” a forceful declaration that comes after the state of Florida blocked a new advanced course on African American studies from being taught in its high schools. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:00:00 GMT /national/2023-02-28/from-white-house-biden-says-black-history-matters Seung Min Kim | The Associated Press This group gets left-leaning policies passed in red states. How? Ballot measures /politics/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-24/this-group-gets-left-leaning-policies-passed-in-red-states-how-ballot-measures The Fairness Project has won campaigns to raise the minimum wage and expand Medicaid in nine states dominated by Republicans. Next is abortion. But there's growing pushback from state lawmakers. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:00:34 GMT /politics/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-24/this-group-gets-left-leaning-policies-passed-in-red-states-how-ballot-measures Laura Benshoff A record 6,542 guns — 18 a day — were intercepted at U.S. airport security in 2022 /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-20/a-record-6-542-guns-18-a-day-were-intercepted-at-u-s-airport-security-in-2022 With the exception of pandemic-disrupted 2020, the number of weapons intercepted at U.S. airport checkpoints has climbed every year since 2010. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:24:45 GMT /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-20/a-record-6-542-guns-18-a-day-were-intercepted-at-u-s-airport-security-in-2022 The Associated Press Inflation eased again in January – but there's a cautionary sign /economy/2023-02-14/inflation-eased-again-in-january-but-theres-a-cautionary-sign Annual inflation cooled in January for the seventh month in a row. But price increases accelerated between December and January, fueled by rising shelter, food and gasoline prices. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMT /economy/2023-02-14/inflation-eased-again-in-january-but-theres-a-cautionary-sign Scott Horsley Wintry weather leads to more than 1,000 flight cancellations across the U.S. /national/2023-01-31/wintry-weather-leads-to-more-than-1-000-flight-cancellations-across-the-u-s On top of the cancellations, another 4,700 flights were delayed nationwide on Monday as Texas and nearby states dealt with freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:30:00 GMT /national/2023-01-31/wintry-weather-leads-to-more-than-1-000-flight-cancellations-across-the-u-s The Associated Press The suspected Monterey Park attacker was 72. Here's why older shooters are rare /national/2023-01-24/the-suspected-monterey-park-attacker-was-72-heres-why-older-shooters-are-rare Amidst the familiar pattern in gun violence stories, the suspect in the Monterey Park shooting appears to be an outlier. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:30:00 GMT /national/2023-01-24/the-suspected-monterey-park-attacker-was-72-heres-why-older-shooters-are-rare Emily Olson A gunman killed 7 people in shootings in Half Moon Bay, California /national/2023-01-23/a-gunman-killed-7-people-in-shootings-in-half-moon-bay-california Seven people were killed at two landscaping nurseries in Half Moon Bay, Calif., about 30 miles south of San Francisco. A suspect has been arrested, officials said. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /national/2023-01-23/a-gunman-killed-7-people-in-shootings-in-half-moon-bay-california James Doubek New details emerge in the Monterey Park, California shooting that left 11 dead /national/2023-01-23/new-details-emerge-in-the-monterey-park-california-shooting-that-left-11-dead Authorities say they are searching for a motive for the deadly mass shooting that took place over the weekend in a city east of Los Angeles at the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:30:00 GMT /national/2023-01-23/new-details-emerge-in-the-monterey-park-california-shooting-that-left-11-dead Emma Bowman, Ayana Archie, Jonathan Franklin FAA contractors deleted files — and inadvertently grounded thousands of flights /national/2023-01-19/faa-contractors-deleted-files-and-inadvertently-grounded-thousands-of-flights The agency's preliminary review determined it was unintentional as the contractors worked "to correct synchronization" between databases. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT /national/2023-01-19/faa-contractors-deleted-files-and-inadvertently-grounded-thousands-of-flights Nicole Hernandez, Ayana Archie The U.S. faces 'unprecedented uncertainty' regarding abortion law, legal scholar says /national/2023-01-17/the-u-s-faces-unprecedented-uncertainty-regarding-abortion-law-legal-scholar-says Roe author Mary Ziegler has chronicled the legal, political and cultural battles around abortion, and says the debate is far from over: "We're at the very beginning of something very confusing." Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:44:22 GMT /national/2023-01-17/the-u-s-faces-unprecedented-uncertainty-regarding-abortion-law-legal-scholar-says Terry Gross