Investigations

A demonstrator wears an Oath Keepers anti-government organization badge on a tactical vest during a protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021.

National

Justice Department Charges Suspected Oath Keepers In Plot To Attack The Capitol

7:09pm February 19, 2021

by Dina Temple-Raston

The Justice Department charged six more members of a far-right militia group for allegedly plotting ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. At least three others were already charged from the group.

Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist Charged In Capitol Riot

10:08pm February 16, 2021

by Tom Dreisbach

Leo Brent Bozell IV, whose father runs the conservative Media Research Center, has been charged in federal court for allegedly joining the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

NPR Investigative Team Examines Criminal Cases Related To Insurrection

7:32am February 09, 2021

by Tom Dreisbach

Over 200 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection. An NPR examination has revealed many charged explicitly said they were inspired by then-President Trump.

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Health & Safety

Few COVID Vaccination Clinics Are Placed In Hardest-Hit Communities

8:01am February 06, 2021

by Shalina Chatlani

An NPR analysis of finds that U.S. distribution sites are more common in whiter areas, despite the pandemic's disproportionate impact on Blacks and Latinos.

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Across The South COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

11:56am February 05, 2021

An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.

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Two members of the far-right Proud Boys were indicted in federal court Friday. Both men face a slew of charges for their participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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Two Proud Boys Members Indicted In Attack On U.S. Capitol

10:31pm January 29, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The two were indicted on a long list of charges in federal court Friday, including obstruction of an official proceeding and destruction of government property.

The suspect who placed two pipe bombs outside of Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington, D.C., did so the evening before the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol, the FBI said.

National

Pipe Bombs Believed To Have Been Placed Night Before Attack On U.S. Capitol

7:59pm January 29, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The FBI releases photos of the person thought to be responsible for putting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters and says the bombs were placed on the night before the riot.

Gen. Paul Nakasone, the National Security Agency director, told NPR ahead of the 2020 elections that the U.S. was "going to expand our insights of our adversaries. ... We're going to know our adversaries better than they know themselves."

National

Why Russia May Have Stepped Up Its Hacking Game

9:43am January 29, 2021

by Dina Temple-Raston

When Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, broadcast his "defend forward" strategy to protect America from hackers, did he help goad Russia into aggressive action?

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Steven Brandenburg at the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office Monday, in Port Washington, Wis. Brandenburg agreed to plead guilty to two charges of of attempting to tamper with consumer products with reckless disregard for the risk that another person will be

Pharmacist To Plead Guilty To Ruining Hundreds Of Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine, DOJ Says

10:09pm January 26, 2021

by Dustin Jones

A pharmacist in Grafton, Wisc., is accused of tampering with supplies of the Moderna vaccine in December. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each of two charges.

National

Some Police Officers Have Fatally Shot More Than 1 Unarmed Black Person

4:50pm January 25, 2021

by Cheryl W. Thompson

An NPR investigation found that police have shot and killed 135 unarmed Black people since 2015 — with some officers involved in more than one shooting.