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In this photo provided by Cal State Los Angeles, Maurice Hastings smiles at a hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court where a judge dismissed his conviction for murder after new DNA evidence exonerated him, Oct. 20, 2022, in Los Angeles.

DNA evidence has freed a California man imprisoned for more than 38 years

Maurice Hastings spent nearly four decades behind bars for a 1983 murder and two attempted murders. He was released after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to another person, the L.A. County DA said.

National Guard troops patrolling outside the Kennedy Center on June 28. The entryway of the Washington, D.C. arts complex continues to be covered with a tarp after a federal judge ordered the organization's board to remove signage that included President Trump's name.

Beatty files emergency request to stop Trump's name from returning to Kennedy Center

Joyce Beatty, a Democratic representative from Ohio, asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center trustees from putting President Trump's name up in three places at the arts complex.

Records: WTVP tapped credit, liquidated investments to keep station running this summer without board's knowledge

WTVP was at risk of running out of money over the summer until it liquidated some investments and tapped into its line of credit. But board members say they didn't know about those moves right away.

The New York state Capitol building (left) is shown next to the state appellate court building in foreground (right) on April 4, 2022, in Albany, N.Y.

New York's top court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats

The state's highest court rejected new maps widely seen as favoring Democrats. The court largely agreed with Republican voters who argued the district boundaries were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.

Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.

In California, The Last Of Pandemic Stay-At-Home Orders Are Lifted

California has ended the final three regional stay-at-home orders — citing a decrease in projected new COVID-19 cases. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state's health secretary.

The American flag flies at half-staff on Dec. 2, 2021, outside of Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich.

The teen charged in a Michigan school shooting will pursue an insanity defense

A 15-year-old charged with killing four students at a Michigan high school will pursue an insanity defense as he, his parents and school officials face a new lawsuit over the November attack.

In a historic collaboration, the Getty and LACMA are exhibiting their massive joint acquisition of Mapplethorpe's archives.

Robert Mapplethorpe's Provocative Art Finds A New Home In LA

The photographer, who died in 1989, was as controversial as he was celebrated. Now, two LA museums are exhibiting their massive joint acquisition of his archives.

John Pratt, attorney for QuikTrip Corp., addresses the Bloomington City Council on Monday, April 25, 2022, at the downtown Government Center.

Bloomington council approves plan for QuikTrip travel center, redevelopment of CII East

A service station and travel center will be built west of Interstate 55 off West Market Street, after the Bloomington City Council voted Monday night to approve the project.

Students help run the Circle C Market in rural Cody, Neb., as part of classwork. As rural areas struggle to keep traditional grocery stores, some communities are finding innovative ways to keep the stores running.

Rural grocery stores are dying. Here's how some small towns are trying to save them

When a town loses its grocery store, it also loses a local source of healthy food and a place for neighbors to gather and connect. But some communities are finding innovative ways to keep shops open.

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