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At the Supreme Court on Monday, it was a rough day for working people. In two cases, the justices split 5-4 along ideological lines to make it harder for employees to win discrimination lawsuits. The court raised new hurdles for plaintiffs who claim they're victims of bias and that companies retaliated against them.

Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Carrie Johnson on Monday's Supreme Court ruling striking down the Alabama law that mandates life sentences without the possibility of parole for juveniles convicted of murder.

A mountain lion kitten was found in the Santa Monica Mountains, just outside Los Angeles. Biologists are excited to see new kittens being born but are concerned about inbreeding.

The U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs visited a Los Angeles encampment to discuss veteran homelessness and plans for new affordable housing.

Consumer prices were 6.2% higher in October than a year ago as inflation continues to chip away at the buying power of households across the country.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Rebecca Nagle about Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that much of eastern Oklahoma falls within an Indian reservation.

A new poll finds that 58 percent of Americans say they will be following the Kavanaugh hearings closely and a plurality haven't made up their minds on who's telling the truth.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that it is unconstitutional to impose mandatory life sentences without parole on juveniles in murder cases. The high court previously ruled out executing juvenile offenders and invalidated life without parole in non-capital crimes.

Sandra Day O'Connor died in Phoenix on Friday of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness.

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to grant the Biden administration's request to vacate a lower court's injunction in a case involving razor wire placed along Texas' border with Mexico.