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Visitors tour the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas after it was turned into a memorial to honor those who died during the November 2017 shooting. The Department of Justice is appealing the decision from a district court that found the government 60% responsible for the massacre.

Politics & Government

DOJ appeal in Texas mass shooting case pleases NRA and puzzles gun control advocates

5:00am January 14, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

A 2021 ruling found that the government was mostly responsible for the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. But the DOJ appealed that ruling this week, which critics say is a win for the NRA.

College students look for an apartment in Berkeley, Calif. Rental application fees are a barrier to many in a tight housing market. California is the latest in a string of states and cities passing laws to try and limit them.

Rental application fees add up fast in a tight market. But limiting them is tough

9:12pm January 13, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

California is the latest in a string of states and cities to try and save renters money on repeated application fees. But legal aid attorneys say the laws are proving difficult to enforce.

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Justin Roiland, co-creator ofÂ Rick and Morty as well asÂ Solar Opposites, faces two felony domestic charges in a 2020 case.

National

'Rick and Morty' co-creator Justin Roiland faces felony domestic violence charges

8:26pm January 13, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The 2020 case came to light as pretrial hearings began recently.

Robert Hur speaks in 2018 when he was the U.S. attorney in Maryland. On Thursday he was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland as special counsel to investigate whether President Biden improperly handled classified documents.

Who is Robert Hur, the special counsel leading the Biden classified documents inquiry

7:35pm January 13, 2023

by Dustin Jones

Hur spent much of his legal career serving in multiple positions in the Department of Justice. He is also the former U.S. attorney in Maryland, appointed by then-President Donald Trump.

Politics & Government

Who is special counsel Robert Hur?

4:04pm January 13, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein about Robert Hur, the special counsel investigating President Biden's handling of classified documents.

National

New York orders Trump companies to pay $1.6M for tax fraud

4:04pm January 13, 2023

Donald Trump's family business has been fined $1.6 million for criminal tax fraud in New York. It is the maximum penalty allowed under state rules.

National

Writer E. Jean Carroll's rape claim against Donald Trump can proceed, a judge rules

2:55pm January 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

Carroll alleges Trump raped her in a department store a quarter century ago. The ruling upholds a temporary New York state law letting adult victims of sexual abuse sue their abusers years later.

The time-tracking software TimeCamp is able to monitor what files are accessed, and for how long, and whether other non-work activities, such as streaming services, are used on a laptop.

World News

A woman is ordered to repay $2,000 after her employer used software to track her time

12:50pm January 13, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The remote employee had charged her company for 50 hours that were not associated with her job, a Canadian court found. The company used time-tracking software installed on her laptop.

A special counsel will probe documents found at Biden's home and private office

7:20am January 13, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed special counsel Robert Hur, who will take charge of an investigation of classified documents found at President Biden's home and private office.

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Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, seen in May 2021, is on trial in Washington, accused of crimes related to the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.

Jurors in the Proud Boys trial hear the start of the seditious conspiracy case

6:03am January 13, 2023

Prosecutors say five defendants "took aim at the heart of our democracy" on Jan. 6, 2021. Defendants' lawyers tell jurors their clients didn't plan the attack on the U.S. Capitol.