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The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether laws that ban cross-burning violate the First Amendment guarantee of free expression under the Constitution. The justices will hear a challenge to a Virginia law by three men who were convicted after attending a rally of the Ku Klux Klan. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Virginia's law against cross burning. The state says burning a cross should be illegal because it's a tactic of intimidation. Opponents say that in some cases, cross-burning should be protected by freedom-of-expression provisions. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Robert Siegel talks with Finnish vocalist Wimme Sari about his music, a form of traditional singing called "yoiking". The yoik is used by the Sami reindeer herders of northern Finland to evoke a feeling, or express a desire. A yoik is a chant of sorts; it can have real words, or just sounds, or a combination. Wimme, a musician who goes by his first name only, has developed the yoik into a fascinating modern form. The CD is Cugu by Wimme.

The United States is expected to push for a U.N. Security Council vote this week on a resolution for rebuilding Iraq. The measure is expected to pass, although Russia, France and China have expressed reservations. At issue are control of the country's oil industry and the role the United States and Britain will play in governing postwar Iraq. Hear United Nations Under-Secretary General Shashi Tharoor.

When Steve Inskeep visited Iran in this month, these three books provided the guidance he needed to understand the country's complicated approach to free speech and expression.

Heckbent, the 501(c)(4) run by Gov. Andy Beshear's top political strategist, reported raising more than $1.3 million in 2024 — but not the identity of its donors.

China's economic growth has been slowing down for years. Tariffs have contributed to slower growth since early 2018, when the economic standoff began, but it's hard to pinpoint how much.

Episode 2: As the Crosleys were building their enormous new factory and state of the art studio facility, the world's economic system was grinding to a halt.

Episode 5: Camp Washington — like the Crosley Building, once buzzing with life and friendship — slowly emptied out.

The papers reaffirm previous accounts of the meeting by people involved — that Donald Trump Jr. and team sought "dirt" offered to them on Hillary Clinton and received some political intelligence.