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Zhou Xiaoxuan speaks to journalists and supporters on Sept. 14 outside the Haidian District People's Court in Beijing before a hearing in her case. She alleged that she was groped and forcibly kissed by prominent TV anchor Zhu Jun, who denies the allegations and has countersued for defamation. The court ruled there was not sufficient evidence of sexual harassment.

Court Ruling Deals A Blow To China's Faltering #MeToo Movement

An intern accused a well-known TV anchor of forcibly kissing her. In a ruling this week, a Beijing court found that it could not determine whether sexual harassment had occurred.

A vigil celebrates cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in Albuquerque, N.M. Hutchins was killed on set while filming the movie <em>Rust</em> when a prop firearm held by actor Alec Baldwin discharged.

After the Rust shooting, one expert unpacks how people cope with accidental killings

The founder of a support group for people who have caused accidental death or injury has some personal insight on the emotions stirred up by the killing of a cast member on the set of the movie Rust.

Moazzam Begg: From Pakistan to Guantanamo

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg has published a memoir called Enemy Combatant. Begg says he was arrested in Pakistan without ever being charged with a crime, beaten and psychologically tortured at prison camps in Afghanistan and kept in isolation for nearly two years at Guantanamo Bay.

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Pleads Guilty To 'Desertion' And 'Misbehavior Before The Enemy'

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty to "desertion" and "misbehavior before the enemy" for leaving his combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to reporter Richard Oppel of The New York Times about why Bergdahl did this and what happens next.

Singer-songwriter Coles Whalen's legal battle has reached the Supreme Court. At issue is whether invasive messages sent to her over a number of years constitute a "true threat" in the eyes of the law.

The Supreme Court ponders when a threat is really a 'true threat'

The court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that looks at whether the prosecution has to show that the defendant frightened his target intentionally.

Writer Liel Leibovitz Calls Trump's Victory 'A Moral Crisis'

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Liel Leibovitz about his piece in Tablet magazine called "What to Do About Trump? The Same Thing My Grandfather Did In 1930s Vienna."

How Trump Has Handled Calls To Foreign Leaders Throughout His Presidency

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, about how President Trump has handled conversations with world leaders throughout his presidency.

A deadly bacterium, <em>xylella fastidiosa</em>, has killed millions of olive trees in southern Italy. One of the hardest-hit areas is Lecce province in the Puglia region (pictured here). Xylella, which has no cure, "is almost like the coronavirus of olive trees," says Maria Saponari, a plant virologist at the Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection in Italy.

Southern Europe Could Lose $22 Billion Fighting Deadly Olive Tree Disease

The tree killer is a bacterium called xylella fastidiosa. It has killed millions of olive trees in Italy and is now threatening Spain and Greece. These countries produce 95% of Europe's olive oil.

Police Officers, During Protests, Are Resembling Soldiers In War Zones

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Patrick Skinner, an ex-CIA case officer and current Georgia police officer, about the use of the military in quelling protests, and on ways police antagonize protesters.

Alex Belfiori, 28, is a contract worker at Dick's Sporting Goods near Pittsburgh. An NPR/Marist poll shows 65 percent of contract workers are men and 62 percent of such workers are under 45.

The Mystery Of Contract Work: Why So Many Guys?

An NPR/Marist poll shows 65 percent of contract workers are men and 62 percent are under 45. Contract workers gain flexibility, but when business goes down, they're often the first to be fired.

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