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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

• Remembering Rev. Cecil Williams, champion of equality in San Francisco, dead at 94
  The legendary pastor of Glide Church died this week at the age of 94. He was known as a champion of racial equality, LGBTQ rights and San Francisco's most impoverished residents.
  
• Former star running back reunites with his Heisman Trophy
  After 14 years, Reggie Bush will be reunited with his Heisman trophy. He forfeited it after an NCAA investigation found that he and his family received improper monetary benefits during his USC time.
  
• Scientists found a way to restore brain cells impaired by a rare genetic disorder
  Researchers have been able to reverse the effects of a syndrome that affects brain development in a brain organoid.
  
• Supreme Court looks at Idaho abortion ban when a woman's health is in imminent danger
  The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided over its latest abortion case, which looks at whether a state may ban medical termination of a pregnancy if the woman's health, but not life, is in danger.
  
• What to watch for at the Supreme Court presidential immunity arguments
  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with University of Texas Law professor Lee Kovarsky ahead of the Supreme Court looking at the federal election interference case against former president Donald Trump.
  
• Biden gives TikTok a year to find a buyer or be banned
  President Biden signed a law Wednesday that gives TikTok a year to find a buyer, or be banned nationwide. TikTok says it's planning to take the Biden administration to court to stop it.
  
• Boston area police failed to act on reports for years before arresting serial rapist
  Alvin Campbell Jr. is accused of sexually assaulting nine women over three years and will go on trial for rape and other charges. His sister is Massachusetts' Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
  
• Austin, Texas, is looking to ban building windowless bedrooms
  Windowless bedrooms are not uncommon, especially in student housing. Now Austin, Texas, has moved to ban windowless bedrooms in any new housing.
  
• In Florida, an exodus of people fleeing rising anti-immigrant sentiment
  Nearly a year ago, Florida passed one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. It's caused an exodus in some communities. Those who stayed behind say it's made life terrifying.
  
• The challenges of receiving disaster aid from FEMA
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency helps people financially after disasters, but some disaster survivors say the agency is not clear on deadlines they need to meet for their recovery assistance.