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Abortion rights activists march from the Supreme Court to the House of Representatives office buildings on Wednesday.

A new executive order aims to preserve abortion access, but its reach is limited

The order will create a new task force on reproductive health care and to coordinate additional steps to help people access abortions.

The view from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The mountain is the tallest peak in the park and sits on the Tennessee-North Carolina border. It's sacred to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who hope to see the name of the mountain changed to Kuwahi, which their ancestors called the mountain for hundreds of years.

Cherokee tribe supports renaming Clingmans Dome in Smoky Mountains National Park

The Cherokee Indians referred to the mountain as Kuwahi for hundreds of years, long before it was dubbed Clingmans Dome in 1859.

A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., on May 24. The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention says that several of the denomination's major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The DOJ is investigating Southern Baptists following sexual abuse crisis

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, which has faced widespread sexual abuse problems, said several of the denomination's major entities are under investigation by the Department of Justice.

Arkansas officers were suspended after video on social media shows a police beating

A video circulating on social media shows Arkansas law enforcement officers kicking and punching a man while he was restrained. State police will investigate the incident, the governor said.

Arkansas officers are suspended after social media video shows a police beating

Three law enforcement officers in Arkansas have been suspended over what appeared to be the beating of a suspect that was caught on video.

A lioness at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center has sprouted a mane

Topeka Zoo Animal Curator Shanna Simpson explains why a lioness there has sprouted a mane.

Joseph Kennedy, seen here taking a knee in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last spring, will return to coach at Bremerton High School. His practice of praying on the field sparked a court case over accommodating religious expression in public schools.

High school football coach who led prayers on the field will get his job back

Joseph Kennedy will be reinstated to his previous position with the Bremerton High School football team, after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor.

A memorial for Native American veterans has been years in the making

The National Museum of the American Indian holds a dedication ceremony Friday for a memorial honoring Native veterans.

Alabama requests a date to execute an inmate via nitrogen hypoxia for the first time

Smith was supposed to be executed in November 2022 by lethal injection, but corrections officers failed to insert an IV properly. The U.S. Supreme Court has authorized nitrogen hypoxia in his case.

Letters: Conversations In York, Pa.

The recent report from York, Pa., in which Michele Norris and Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep spoke to a diverse group of voters about race and politics generated lots of equally diverse feedback.

'Family': Fundamentalism, Friends In High Places

In the book The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, author Jeff Sharlet examines the power wielded by the secret Christian group known as The Family or The Fellowship.

Problems with a computer system could delay work on health insurance exchanges.

Computer Issues May Complicate Launch Of Health Insurance Exchanges

State insurance regulators learned recently that an electronic system most insurers will use to submit their policies for state and federal approvals won't be ready for testing next month. The unexpected problem could delay work on the exchanges by three months.

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