NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg apologizes to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after NPR published and then retracted a story claiming Alito was retiring. According to reports, the article appeared briefly in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and quickly drew attention before being removed. After the report was retracted, Totenberg sent an apology to Alito, stating that she was “so, so sorry,” as described by outlets covering the episode. The accounts agree that the retirement claim was not accurate and that NPR subsequently pulled the story. The reports also characterize the retraction as part of NPR’s correction process following the publication. Overall, the incident centers on a false retirement report, its rapid circulation, the retraction, and the reporter’s direct apology to the justice. No additional details about the source of the claim or the specific timeline of internal NPR review are provided in the excerpts.