Law

National

Who Hollywood Turns To When Untying The Knot

8:37am September 25, 2016

When it's time to divorce, Hollywood celebs (like a certain Brad and Angelina) turn to the queen of breakup litigation, Laura Wasser. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Vanity Fair's Julie Miller.

Kerr Putney, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, fields questions from the media on Friday in Charlotte, N.C.

National

Amid Mounting Pressure, Charlotte Police Release Video Of Shooting

8:16pm September 24, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

The decision comes days after police killed Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C. Both dashcam and body-cam footage of the shooting depict the confrontation — but neither is likely to quell doubts.

National

Charlotte Police Announce Plans To Release Footage Of Shooting

6:49pm September 24, 2016

Michel Martin speaks with reporter Nick de la Canal of member station WFAE in Charlotte, N.C., about what's happening in the city after police shot Keith Lamont Scott earlier this week.

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National

In Charlotte, Recent Shooting Roils Police-Community Relations

6:49pm September 24, 2016

This week, police in Charlotte, N.C., shot and killed a black man. The shooting has spurred days of protests. Michel Martin speaks with Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP.

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National

Barbershop: Police Shootings And Race Relations

5:40pm September 24, 2016

In the barbershop, contributors comment on the news making the rounds this week: Ron Christie, Arun Venugopal and Jolene Ivey, former representative of the Maryland House of Delegates, join the panel.

Suspicious clown sightings have been reported in multiple states.

National

Sinister 'Clowns' Are Scaring People In Multiple States

4:03pm September 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This may be your worst nightmare: Reports are emerging from multiple states of alarming interactions with people in clown clothing.

National

5 Killed In Shooting At A Washington State Mall; Manhunt Underway

1:19pm September 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A shooter opened fire inside a Macy's at a shopping mall in Burlington, Washington on Friday evening. The suspect remains at large and the motive is not clear.

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Wells Fargo Case Prompts Questions Of Corporate Ethics Reform

8:59am September 24, 2016

The bank's CEO appeared before a Senate banking committee this week to answer questions about fake accounts created by more than 5,000 of his employees. Scott Simon talks with consultant Dov Seidman.

An image from video taken before, during and after the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by Charlotte police. The eyewitness video emerged Friday.

National

Video Emerges From Scene Of Charlotte Police Shooting Of Keith Scott

7:26pm September 23, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The scene plays out under bright sunlight, from a vantage point that's a short distance away from the confrontation between Keith Lamont Scott and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers.

Politics & Government

Obama Vetoes Bill To Allow Sept. 11 Victims To Sue Saudi Government

7:22pm September 23, 2016

by David Welna

The president warned that the bill could undermine government actions to fight government-sponsored terrorism and threaten the immunity that protects many U.S. citizens, including military, overseas.