NPR Topics: National
Supreme Court to consider whether Catholic group is exempt from religious taxes
Hide SummaryAt issue is whether the charity Catholic Charities is qualified to be exempt from state unemployment taxes as a religious institution.Read more
A program in D.C. raised the wages of child care workers. We check back 3 years later
Hide SummaryThree years ago, councilmembers in Washington, D.C., approved a tax hike on the wealthy as a way to raise the wages of child care workers. It's led to big gains for the city's child care workforce.Read more
Paula Abdul settles suit alleging sexual assault by 'Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe
Hide SummaryPaula Abdul and former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show.Read more
Texas challenges shield laws by suing New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills
Hide SummaryTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit against a New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills for a client near Dallas, pitting an abortion ban against laws that protect physicians.Read more
McKinsey & Company to pay $650 million for role in opioid crisis
Hide SummaryThe powerful consulting firm McKinsey will "accept responsibility" and pay $650 million for helping to fuel the opioid crisis, but executives will once again dodge prosecution.Read more