Law

In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis in 2021. An attorney for Chauvin asked an appeals court on Wednesday to throw out his convictions in the murder of George Floyd, arguing that numerous legal and procedural errors deprived him of his right to a fair trial.

National

Derek Chauvin's lawyer asks a Minnesota appeals court to toss his murder convictions

1:24pm January 18, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Chauvin is currently serving concurrent state and federal sentences in an Arizona prison. The three-person Court of Appeals says it will issue its opinion within 90 days.

Morning news brief

7:44am January 18, 2023

Shootings in New Mexico targeted Democratic officials. A new study provides insights into viral coinfections among children. And, data show that most Paycheck Protection Program loans were forgiven.

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Police say that Solomon Peña, left, sent a co-conspirator this image showing himself in a car with José Trujillo, an accused gunman in several drive-by shooting attacks on Democratic officials' homes in Albuquerque.

Politics & Government

A losing Republican candidate in N.M. is charged over shootings at homes of Democrats

3:02pm January 17, 2023

by Ayana Archie

A former candidate for the state legislature was arrested Monday for allegedly orchestrating the shootings at the homes of local Democratic officials.

The U.S. faces 'unprecedented uncertainty' regarding abortion law, legal scholar says

1:44pm January 17, 2023

by Terry Gross

Roe author Mary Ziegler has chronicled the legal, political and cultural battles around abortion, and says the debate is far from over: "We're at the very beginning of something very confusing."

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Using telehealth, doctors can prescribe abortion medication to patients who they don't see in person.

Health & Safety

With telehealth abortion, doctors have to learn to trust and empower patients

1:22pm January 17, 2023

by Mara Gordon

Getting abortion medication online is easier than ever thanks to regulatory changes. The practice is pushing the boundaries of the traditional doctor-patient relationship.

Elon Musk will be in court in San Francisco over a 2018 tweet involving Tesla

5:48am January 17, 2023

Jury selection begins Tuesday in a securities-fraud trial involving Elon Musk. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to CNBC reporter Lora Kolodney about the case, which was brought by Tesla shareholders.

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A mannequin's head is covered in a woman dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022.

Kabul's mannequins hooded and masked under Taliban rules

2:12am January 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women's dress shops across the Afghan capital are a puzzling sight, their heads sometimes covered in silk, cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black plastic bags.

Riverside County Deputy Darnell Calhoun (right) poses with Sheriff Chad Biano in an undated photo. Calhoun was shot and killed Friday, just two weeks after another deputy in the department was slain in the line of duty.

National

Two California deputies in the same department were fatally shot just two weeks apart

2:23pm January 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Darnell Calhoun was killed on Friday and Deputy Isaiah Cordero died on Dec. 29. The previous slaying of a Riverside deputy occurred in 2003.

An Iowa official's wife is charged with 52 counts of voter fraud in congressional race

9:22am January 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

The wife of a county supervisor allegedly filled out and cast absentee ballots in her husband's unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run for Congress in 2020, federal prosecutors said.

Keenan Anderson backs away from an officer in this screenshot taken from body camera footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department this week.

National

A cousin of a prominent Black Lives Matter founder died after being tased by police

6:00am January 14, 2023

by Emily Olson

Keenan Anderson, a 31-year-old teacher and father, flagged down police after a traffic collision. He was chased, held down by multiple officers and tased for over 90 seconds as he begged for help.