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Abortion-rights protesters shout into the Senate chamber in the Indiana Capitol on July 25, 2022, about a month after Roe was overturned, in Indianapolis.

Most Americans say overturning Roe was politically motivated, NPR/Ipsos poll finds

5:00am January 22, 2023

by Laura Benshoff

An NPR/Ipsos poll finds that most Americans say Supreme Court justices are guided more by their politics than the law, and that lawmakers aren't deciding abortion policy based on public sentiment.

Rioters try to open a door of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Three active-duty Marines have been charged in the attack.

National

Three active-duty Marines are charged in the Jan. 6 riot

11:39am January 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Micah Coomer, Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen were arrested on misdemeanor charges after fellow Marines helped investigators identify them in footage among the pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021.

The use of facial recognition technology has prompted lawsuits and protests in New York City recently.

National

She was denied entry to a Rockettes show — then the facial recognition debate ignited

7:00am January 21, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

When a lawyer was denied entry to a Rockettes show, it became a flashpoint in the debate over facial recognition technology. Does it keep people safe, or risk further harm?

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks at her state of the state address in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023.

National

Arizona executions are on hold until a review ordered by the governor is completed

3:31am January 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

The review will examine Arizona's procurement process for lethal injection drugs and gas, execution procedures, news organizations' access to executions and training of staff to carry out executions.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, the day the court released a report on its investigation into a leaked draft opinion in May 2022.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court says justices were interviewed about the leaked draft opinion

8:09pm January 20, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The court marshal clarified Friday that she spoke with the Supreme Court justices about the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade for her recent report. The justices were not asked to sign affidavits.

Demonstrators carry placards during a rally and march on June 27, 2020, over the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colo.

National

Colorado police officers and paramedics plead not guilty in Elijah McClain death case

6:09pm January 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

The charges stem from the role they are accused of playing in the 2019 death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative called ketamine.

In this courtroom sketch, defendant Lawrence Ray (left) makes a statement during his sentencing in Manhattan federal court on Friday in New York, as his defense attorney, Peggy Cross-Goldenberg looks on.

National

Ex-convict who abused his daughter's college roommates gets 60 years in prison

2:03pm January 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

An ex-convict who obtained millions of dollars by subjecting his daughter's ex-roommates at Sarah Lawrence College to forced labor and prostitution was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison.

Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time while speaking Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.

A judge fines Trump and his lawyer for a 'frivolous' suit against his political foes

12:58pm January 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

In a blistering filing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks described Trump as "a prolific and sophisticated litigant" with a "pattern of abuse of the courts."

A Romanian official says a judge has granted prosecutors another request to extend by 30 days the detention of Andrew Tate.

World News

A Romanian judge approves a 30-day extension of Andrew Tate's detention

10:33am January 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

A judge has granted a request to extend the arrest of Tate, the social media personality who was detained in Romania on charges of being part of an organized crime group, human trafficking and rape.

National

Family files wrongful death suit against Illinois paramedics charged with murder

7:40am January 20, 2023

They are accused of killing Earl Moore Jr. by strapping him face-down on a stretcher, causing him to suffocate. NPR's A Martinez talks to attorney Bob Hilliard, who is representing Moore's family.

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