: [POST-PUBLICATION CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this episode wrongly implied the extent of what we know about how the IRS chooses whom to audit. According to the IRS, the agency audits about 1{c024931d10daf6b71b41321fa9ba9cd89123fb34a4039ac9f079a256e3c1e6e8} of returns that claim the earned income tax credit.] SYLVIE DOUGLIS, BYLINE: NPR. (SOUNDBITE OF COIN SPINNING) KENNY MALONE, HOST: It…
A Texas man says three women helped his now-ex-wife obtain pills for an abortion last year “without his knowledge,” and he’s suing them for $1 million each. The wrongful death lawsuit, believed to be the first of its kind since the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed abortion rights last summer, highlights concerns about digital privacy and…
People today wander outside the U.S. Immigration and Enforcement Processing Center operated by GEO Team Inc. in Adelanto, Calif. The firm is going through a lawsuit for the alleged use of dangerous substances in the facility all through the COVID-19 pandemic. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Vogel/AP Persons walk outside the U.S. Immigration…
Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, speaks near the Texas Capitol in Austin in the course of an celebration to announce that her team is suing the point out on behalf of five females and two medical doctors. Sarah McCammon/NPR cover caption toggle caption Sarah McCammon/NPR Nancy Northup, president and…
Posters bearing the images of Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity, from left, adorn the front of Fox Corp.’s headquarters in New York City. The stars’ panic as viewers fled after the 2020 elections has become a core element of a $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox. Drew Angerer/Getty Images…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relies nearly entirely on fees to operate. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relies nearly entirely on fees to operate. John Moore/Getty Images After two decades of waiting, Patricia Ramirez of New Mexico was filled with joy when she finally became…