Investigations

Roger Ng arrives to court for jury selection in New York on Tuesday. A federal jury will hear opening statements today in the corruption trial of the former Goldman Sachs executive charged in the 1MDB scandal.

World News

Corruption trial opens for ex-Goldman banker in 1MDB scandal

2:22am February 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Prosecutors say the looting of the fund bankrolled lavish spending on jewels, art and real estate. The spoils even helped finance Hollywood movies, including the 2013 film "The Wolf of Wall Street."

Federal lawmakers are pushing for a "do-over" of a contract, awarded by the Interior Department, to a former administrator to review deaths at tribal jails. Nearly half of those deaths happened on his watch.

National

Lawmakers question Interior Dept.'s awarding of contract to review tribal jail deaths

10:18pm February 10, 2022

Lawmakers are pushing for a "do-over" of an Interior Department contract to review tribal jail deaths awarded to a former official. Nearly half of the deaths he was to review occurred on his watch.

Cynthia Hughes, seen here wearing a "Due Process Denied" shirt, has become a regular on Steve Bannon's show, where she has described the Jan. 6 defendants as "political prisoners." On a recent episode, Hughes announced changes to the Patriot Freedom Proje

Politics & Government

A controversial nonprofit for Capitol riot defendants makes changes after criticism

1:43pm February 10, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 for people charged in the Capitol riot. After NPR reported that charity experts saw "red flags" with the group, they announced changes.

Team co-owner Dan Snyder speaks during the announcement of the Washington Football Team's name change to the Washington Commanders. The NFL says it will investigate allegations against Snyder and team's workplace culture.

NFL says it will control investigation into Commanders owner Dan Snyder, not the team

8:26pm February 09, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Hours after the team's announcement of its independent investigation, the NFL said the team "would not control the probe."

Ben Bergquam was hospitalized with COVID in January. He says he brought his own prescription for ivermectin — an unproven COVID therapy.

Health & Safety

What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine

3:45pm February 09, 2022

by Geoff Brumfiel

An anti-vaccine group known for spreading medical disinformation is writing prescriptions for unproven COVID-19 treatments, with the help of a doctor whose medical license was revoked in Alabama.

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At least 19 men and women have died since 2016 in tribal detention centers overseen by the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs, including the Shiprock District Department of Corrections facility, according to an investigation by NPR and the Mou

Interior Department hires former top cop to review jail deaths on his watch

2:09pm February 09, 2022

by Nate Hegyi

The Interior Department ordered a review of tribal jail deaths, but the man who got the contract is a former agency official who oversaw the jails when some of the deaths occurred.

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Civil rights leaders who met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday called for the league to establish specific recruiting and hiring procedures for executive and coaching positions, with meaningful consequences for teams that do not abide by the r

Civil rights leaders call on the NFL to replace the Rooney Rule

10:31pm February 07, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Rooney Rule, a policy that went into effect in 2003, requires NFL teams to interview candidates of color for head coaching and senior operation vacancies.

The National Archives and Records Administration said it retrieved 15 boxes of documents and other items from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last month.

15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump's Mar-a-Lago

8:09pm February 07, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The 15 boxes of records discovered at Mar-a-Lago should have been transferred to officials from the White House at the end of the Trump administration, officials say.

A pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, a nonprofit group said it has raised around $900,000 for the alleged rioters, but some of their families are raising questions about how the money is being spent.

Experts see 'red flags' at nonprofit raising big money for Capitol riot defendants

7:21am January 20, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 to support alleged Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. The group says the funds support defendants, but families have raised concerns about transparency.

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In the year since the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors have charged more than 700 people related to the attack.

5 takeaways from the Capitol riot criminal cases, one year later

8:44pm January 05, 2022

NPR has been tracking every criminal case related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. One year after the riot, here are some of the key patterns that have emerged from the cases.

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