Former cardinal McCarrick found not competent to stand trial for sex abuse
Theodore McCarrick is the most prominent Catholic leader in the U.S. to face sex abuse charges.
Law
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentencing delayed in Jan. 6 case
Prosecutors are seeking 33 years for Tarrio. Also set to be sentenced later this week are Tarrio's codefendants: Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to be sentenced today in Jan. 6 case
Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys convicted for seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will be sentenced Wednesday.
Morning news brief
Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as it prepares to make landfall. Senior leaders of the Proud Boys will be sentenced Wednesday. And an unwanted kiss may have set off a new movement in Spain.
It's time to rethink Rudy Giuliani and his claim to discover RICO
Giuliani has long claimed that he dreamed up the idea of using the federal RICO law to target mafia families when he was a federal prosecutor.
A judge sets March 4, 2024, as the trial date in a Trump election interference case
NPR'S Steve Inskeep talks to GOP political consultant Doug Heye, a former communications director for the RNC, about how the date for Donald Trump's federal Jan. 6 trial might affect the GOP primary.
A psychoactive hemp product is available where marijuana is banned due to a loophole
Marijuana is still outlawed in most red states, but stores there have found a way to sell intoxicating hemp-based products. It's all because of a loophole in a federal law.
Slew of new landownership bills are reminiscent of anti-Asian Alien Land Laws
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with legal expert Edgar Chen about the recent slew of legislation aimed at restricting U.S. land ownership for Chinese citizens and businesses.
Judge Chutkan sets Trump's Jan. 6 trial for early March
D.C. Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan set a March 4, 2024, trial date in former President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 trial, much to the chagrin of his attorney.
Judge sets March 4, 2024, as Trump trial date in election interference case
The judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4, 2024.