Law

3 Face Criminal Charges Over Flint Water Crisis

6:43pm April 20, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

Two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees and a Flint water official are being charged with misconduct, neglect of duty and tampering with evidence over the city's contaminated water.

Hundreds of advocates for marijuana legalization rally and smoke pot outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 02, 2016.

Support For Legal Pot Is High. But It Might Not Stay There

5:02pm April 20, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The swing in public opinion on marijuana legalization has been as quick as the swing on same-sex marriage. But there's reason to think it could fall.

In 2005, the Danziger Bridge was the scene of a police shooting that left two unarmed people dead and several others seriously wounded.

National

5 Former New Orleans Police Officers Plead Guilty Over Danziger Bridge Killings

4:45pm April 20, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Their previous sentences had carried a collective weight of more than 200 years in prison. The new plea deal reduces that to less than 45 years in total.

EU Charges Google For Unfairly Leveraging Android Operating System

4:29pm April 20, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

NPR's Aarti Shahani reports that the European Union lodged new charges against Google, claiming the tech giant violated anti-trust laws by giving preferential treatment to its own Android operating system.

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National

First Criminal Charges Filed Over Flint, Mich., Water Contamination Crisis

4:29pm April 20, 2016

by Rick Pluta

The first criminal charges have been filed related to the drinking water contamination crisis in Flint, Mich.

National

Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Breathalyzer Case

4:29pm April 20, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case about breathalyzers — the instrument police use as a rough gauge of drivers' blood alcohol levels. The usually staid justices took a lively interest in the issues raised.

Economy

Too Much Empty Space In Pepper Tin Prompts Class-Action Lawsuit

7:59am April 20, 2016

by Jacob Goldstein

A large spice company recently started putting less pepper in its tins — and leaving empty space at the top of the tin. There's a technical term for that empty space: "non-functional slack fill."

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Ex-NYPD Officer Gets Probation In Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Man

6:17am April 20, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

Peter Liang has been sentenced to 5 years of probation and 800 hours of community service for the accidental shooting death of an unarmed man in 2014. The sentencing touched off passionate reactions.

Innovative Blood Testing Company Theranos Under Criminal Investigation

10:28pm April 19, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Wall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou about the criminal investigation into the Theranos blood lab.

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A skier gets ready to plunge down Alta Ski Area's extreme run, Eddie's High Nowhere. The resort has banned snowboarding since the sport was invented.

Sports

Court Upholds Snowboarding Ban At Utah Ski Resort

7:03pm April 19, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

Alta Ski Area markets itself as just for skiers. It is one of the few U.S. resorts to do that.