Morning Edition Returns: 8th Century Cable TV?

Published January 7, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

"Frau Walburga" runs afoul of Germany's TV license fee, and faces a fine that she's unable to pay. Maybe if they'd sent the bill out 1,200 years earlier...

A Nevada grand jury indicts witness in killing of Tupac Shakur

Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Slate staff writer Joel Anderson about the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. This week, a suspect is due in court in Las Vegas, Nevada on a murder charge in the case.
Celebrations across the country mark former President Jimmy Carter's 99th birthday

Rahul Bali

Former President Jimmy Carter turns 99 today. There were celebrations yesterday at the Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.
Supreme Court will hear cases on control, abortion rights in new term starting Monday

Ayesha Rascoe

This week the U.S. Supreme Court opens a new term with big cases on guns, abortion and government regulation.