A South Carolina hemp farmer is suing several state agencies for violating his due process rights. The federal lawsuit alleges that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Department of Agriculture and Attorney General's office conspired to deny John Trenton Pendarvis due process after officials say he violated sections of the state's hemp farming program. After the Department of Agriculture discovered in 2019 that Pendarvis had grown hemp in unreported areas, law enforcement eventually destroyed the crop.

Blue Granite Water serves approximately 4,000 households around Lake Wylie, but York County is about to condemn the utility and acquire it for $36 million in public funds from the utility's customers. Now Blue Granite wants to start a new project in the area and is asking for permission to not get public input to do so.

Hundreds of Native Americans returned to their historic capital in Macon, Georgia, this weekend for the 30th annual Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration. Nearly 200 years after the last Creek Indians were forcibly removed to Oklahoma to make way for slave labor in the Deep South, citizens of the Muscogee Creek Nation are celebrating their survival. They're also supporting an initiative to put the National Park Service in charge of protecting the heart of the Creek Confederacy. A federal review is nearly complete, meaning Interior Secretary Deb Haaland could soon ask Congress to create the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve.

ice President Kamala Harris has visited two historically Black colleges in South Carolina to push for voter registration. The vice president is focusing on places and demographics that will be key to Democrats' chances to hold on to Congress in midterm elections. Harris traveled to Orangeburg on Tuesday to encourage first-year South Carolina State University students to register for and participate in the midterm elections. She also held a roundtable at nearby Claflin University. Harris' stepped-up travel schedule is designed to prevent, or at least limit, any drop-off in turnout among voters of color and young people.

Queen Elizabeth II spent 70 years on the throne — making her Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.

Bananas, papaya and coffee were also affected, according to Puerto Rico's agriculture secretary. The plantain is one of the island's top commodities — and a key ingredient in many traditional dishes.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, about the company's 2022 survey of women's financial health.

With hurricane-force winds, Fiona has left hundreds of thousands of utility customers along Canada's Atlantic coast without electricity. It is one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region.

Russian men are fleeing the country to avoid being forced into the military and the war in Ukraine. Many are going to Turkey, where they do not need a visa to enter.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, about her new film, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.

Italians head to the polls Sunday in what could be a pivotal election with far-right candidate Giorgia Meloni poised to be Italy's first female prime minister.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lori Pbert, a member of the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce about the draft recommendation that doctors should screen all adults under the age of 65 for anxiety.

Mark Bittman discusses his newly revised and updated cookbook How to Cook Everything Fast.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry about his new movie, A Jazzman's Blues.