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A House Judiciary subcommittee will hold a hearing this week focused on reparations for slavery. NPR's Michel Martin talks about it with Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democratic Congresswoman from Texas.

A state judge's ruling on Monday will allow Missouri's only clinic that performs abortions to remain open for at least 10 more days.

Haydée Milanés links up with Ibeyí, Alih Jey digs into her Dominican roots as an acoustic folk music troubadour and Panteón Rococó continues to be a Mexican institution.

Louisiana is the latest state where lawmakers have voted to ban most abortions with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. The state's Democratic governor says he will sign the bill into law.

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, June 5: Stark County man accused of $2M health care fraud; House to vote on hemp cultivation;...

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Suketu Mehta, author of This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto, which argues for more immigrants in America and elsewhere.

The Florida House has voted on a package of gun legislation changes already approved by the state Senate. The measure follows pressure from students and their families after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14.

Self-described "dirty trickster" Roger Stone says that he is ready for an indictment but that congressional and Justice Department investigators won't find any wrongdoing.

The White House outlined the administration's long-term plans for the detention of immigrant families on Tuesday. Officials said they would like to detain parents and their children together, but are hamstrung by the lack of detention space and rules governing the care of immigrant children. Immigrant advocates have condemned the separation of families.

The romaine that sickened 172 people in 32 states came from Yuma, Ariz., and is likely completely gone from the food supply. What's now for sale is from California.