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Dozen doctors get prison in health care fraud, opioid scheme

A dozen doctors are among 16 people in Michigan and Ohio for a health care fraud that included the distribution of 6.6 million opioid doses and $250 million in false billings, according to the federal justice department.

Then-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a meeting in Las Vegas in November 2022. He finished his second term in January.

Larry Hogan won't run for president, but has some advice for the Republicans who do

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced over the weekend he will not run for president in 2024, but hopes to shape the future of the GOP. He talks to NPR about what he wants to see from his party.

Neda Samimi-Gomez says she is still haunted by the December 2017 death of her father, Kamyar Samimi, in ICE custody. "I think more than anything, I just don't want anyone to deal with what I've been dealing with for the last five years," Samimi-Gomez says. "Nobody should have to feel this way."

Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention

Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.

The promise of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in <em>Gideon v. Wainwright </em>that guaranteed criminal defendants the right to a lawyer has been challenged by budgets and high demand.

You have the right to a lawyer, but public defenders note a lack of resources, respect

Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.

John Riddle as Raoul, Laird Mackintosh as the Phantom and Emilie Kouatchou as Christine, take a bow at the end of the final performance of the <em>Phantom of the Opera</em> at the Majestic Theater in New York City on April 16, 2023.

'Phantom of the Opera' takes a final Broadway bow after 13,981 performances

On Sunday night the curtain will fall on the longest-running show in Broadway history: Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega hit ran for more than 35 years. "I got the gig of a lifetime," says one cast member.

Roy Cohn (left) and Donald Trump attend the Trump Tower opening in New York City in October 1983.

Trump has had a lot of lawyers but still longs for his wartime consigliere

When it comes to former President Donald Trump's legal team, it's easy to get spun in the revolving door. It seems like he's looking for a wartime consigliere — another Roy Cohn.

Noelia González hosts NASA's first Spanish-language podcast, <em>Universo Curioso</em>. It's part of NASA's larger program to reach Spanish-speaking audiences.

Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast

Universo Curioso started as a bonus episode on the space agency's flagship podcast. It's now a full show getting its pilot season. Noelia González wants the momentum to keep going.

Here are the results in Georgia's Senate runoff election

Polls have now closed in Georgia, where a runoff election for U.S. Senate pits incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock against his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker.

Customers are waiting up to eight weeks to get replacement credit cards because of ongoing chip shortages.

Need a new credit card? It can take almost two months to get a replacement

The ongoing chip shortage is causing card manufacturing delays that could last through the end of the year.

A customer exits a First Republic Bank branch in Manhattan Beach, Calif., on March 13, 2023. The midsized lender was rescued by a group of top banks after suffering an exodus of depositors following the collapse of two U.S. banks.

First Republic becomes the latest bank to be rescued, this time by its rivals

The lenders including J.P.Morgan and Wells Fargo would deposit $30 billion into the beleaguered midsized lender as part of the rescue.

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