Law

Payday Loans — And Endless Cycles Of Debt — Targeted By Federal Watchdog

3:00pm March 30, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is readying new regulations on payday loans and other high-cost forms of credit. Officials with the agency say the loans can trap borrowers in a cycle of debt.

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National

Ex-Feds Accused Of Pocketing Bitcoins During Investigation

2:52pm March 30, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Both officials — one with the Secret Service and the other with the Drug Enforcement Administration — were on a task force investigating the Silk Road online marketplace.

After a car attempted to crash a gate outside the NSA Monday morning, Maryland state police blocked the freeway entrance that accesses the agency's headquarters in Fort Meade, Md.

National

1 Person Killed After Car Tried To Ram Security Gate At NSA

2:24pm March 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A vehicle that was intercepted near the security gate of the National Security Agency's headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., was fired upon Monday morning, killing one suspect and injuring another.

National

After Resuming Deliberations, Jury Rules In Favor Of Kleiner Perkins

11:20am March 30, 2015

by Laura Sydell

The jury said that the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers did not retaliate against former partner Ellen Pao by terminating her.

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Some of the hundreds of people who gathered outside the Indiana Statehouse on Saturday, for a rally against legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Mike Pence.

Indiana Governor: Lawmakers To 'Clarify' Anti-Gay Law

11:18am March 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Mike Pence, who signed the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act last week, says he didn't anticipate the level of hostility the law has engendered.

World News

On Libel And The Law, U.S. And U.K. Go Separate Ways

4:49pm March 27, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

An HBO documentary about Scientology, Going Clear, won't be released in Britain. Neither will the book on which it's based. That's because British and U.S. free speech protections are very different.

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Congress tries every year to plug a loophole that would otherwise result in a 21 percent cut in Medicare doctors' pay. But it doesn't exactly always tighten its belt in the process.

Skinny Jeans, Expanded Waistlines, And A Washington 'Fix'

3:24pm March 27, 2015

by Scott Horsley

Congress has acted 17 times to prevent a cut in Medicare doctors' payments. But the so-called Doc Fix has always been like that pair of jeans you keep in your closet, hoping someday they'll fit.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence holds a news conference at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, on Thursday, where he signed into law a bill that would allow business owners with strong religious convictions to refuse to provide services to same-sex couples.

Indiana's Governor Signs 'Religious Freedom' Bill

3:32am March 27, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Among other things, the controversial new law would allow owners of businesses in the state to deny services to same-sex couples.

National

Ellen Pao Trial Highlights Long Road To Ending Workplace Bias

8:01pm March 26, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Nitasha Tiku of The Verge about the latest in the Silicon Valley gender discrimination trial of Ellen Pao. Pao is suing a venture capital firm for $16 million in damages.

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National

Remote Jailing Cuts Off Inmates From Real-World Support System

11:49am March 26, 2015

by Rowan Moore Gerety

County jails that send inmates far away to serve short-term sentences can be a cost-saver to local governments. But it could have major consequences when prisoners are released.

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