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The infrastructure plan passed. Now, departments are figuring out how to spend it

Government departments are scrambling to figure out how to spend the $1 trillion in the infrastructure package. Some will go to existing grant programs, while others need to be created from scratch.

Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III makes an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Ruggs is facing charges relating to a fiery vehicle crash in Las Vegas that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured.

Former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III is charged after fatal Las Vegas car crash

Prosecutors say Ruggs was driving under the influence of alcohol at 156 mph when he slammed into a Toyota Rav4, killing a 23-year-old woman. If convicted, he could face as much as 50 years in prison.

Activists dressed as debt collectors hold cutouts of the leaders of the United States, Canada, Australia, the UK and Italy in front of the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C., last month to ask rich nations to keep their financial commitment to developing countries to tackle climate change.

A climate summit theme: How much should wealthy countries pay to help poorer ones?

Wealthy countries have historically been the largest producers of greenhouse gases. One of the biggest issues left at the COP26 summit is their role helping poorer nations cope with climate change.

A veteran watches the ceremonies at the McLean County Museum of History

For veterans, wars end but memories last

A ceremony on Veterans Day on Thursday at the McLean County Museum of History evoked many memories for local veterans.

Kyle Rittenhouse (center) enters the courtroom after a break at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Thursday. Rittenhouse is charged in the killings of two people and wounding of a third during a racial justice protest in Kenosha, Wis., last year.

Prosecutors will ask to add some lesser charges against Kyle Rittenhouse

The request could be an indication that prosecutors believe their case has not been as strong as they hoped, legal experts say.

An employee of Toyota company works on an assembly line on April 21, 2020 in Onnaing, northern France.

Toyota to ramp up production after cutbacks driven by the COVID-19 pandemic

The Japanese automaker announced it expects to build 800,000 vehicles globally next month, up from the roughly 760,000 it made last December.

The chained hand of Archer Alexander, who was the last slave captured under the fugitive slave law, is depicted in a statue commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation. A bill to study reparations for slavery advanced through a House committee this year but hasn't gotten a floor vote.

A bill to study reparations for slavery had momentum in Congress, but still no vote

Legislation to create a commission to study reparations faces steep odds in the evenly divided Congress. Advocates want the House to take up the bill, or for President Biden to act on his own.

Rhode Island man reminds us that it's never to late to fulfill a dream

Manfred Steiner dreamed of being a physicist but his parents convinced him to be a doctor. When he retired, he enrolled in a PhD program. Weeks before his 90th birthday, he defended his dissertation.

Bridget, played by Rosario Dawson, in the field investigating pill mills in a recent episode of Hulu's "Dopesick."

'Dopesick' casts the Sacklers as villains of the opioid crisis. Reality is complex

Hulu's limited series Dopesick provides a cathartic piece of storytelling for those with connections to the opioid crisis.

Chechnya Kidnapping

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that Doctors without Borders aid worker Kenny Gluck spoke to reporters today after his kidnapping last month in Chechnya. Gluck was freed over the weekend, after 25 days in captivity.

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