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The residence of former US President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9, 2022, one day after FBI agents conducted a court-authorized search and recovered scores of classified documents.

Politics & Government

Federal judge grants Trump's special master request to review Mar-a-Lago materials

4:23pm September 05, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has granted former President Donald Trump's request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago last month.

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Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic (from left) Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain pose after receiving the award for best alternative video for "In Bloom" at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 2, 1993, in Universal City, Calif.

A lawsuit over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' naked baby album cover is dismissed (again)

1:14pm September 05, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Spencer Elden accuses the band of profiting from "the lascivious nature of his image" in the photo taken when he was a baby. Now 31, he is appealing the judge's dismissal.

A view of the drumkit during The Monkees performance live on stage on June 1, 2016 in New York City. The last surviving member of the band, Micky Dolenz, sued the FBI in order to get any files on him or his late bandmates.

The Monkees' drummer wants the FBI to quit monkeying around and hand over files

5:30am September 03, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The last surviving member of The Monkees, a rock band that formed in 1966, is suing the FBI. Micky Dolenz wants the government to hand over any files on him and his deceased bandmates.

Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

Politics & Government

Empty folders with classified banners are among the items seized from Mar-a-Lago

7:58pm September 02, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

A federal judge has unsealed a list of items the FBI seized from former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home during a court-authorized search last month.

Comedians Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears are accused of child sexual abuse in a lawsuit.

Arts

Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears are accused of child abuse in a lawsuit

4:58pm September 02, 2022

by Chloe Veltman

According a civil action filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, the entertainers allegedly sexually abused a brother and sister when they were age 7 and 14.

Law enforcement officers stand outside of the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 18.

What a special master does, as told by a special master

12:44pm September 02, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Donald Trump has asked for an independent review of materials seized from Mar-a-Lago. A special master tells NPR that the primary qualification is remaining neutral, which isn't easy.

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A pregnant woman who was ticketed for driving in an HOV lane has gotten another ticket

7:05am September 02, 2022

She hopes to defend herself the same way, by arguing that her unborn child should be counted as a second passenger, because Roe Versus Wade was overturned.

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New York City rolls out new gun-free zones

5:40am September 02, 2022

by Matt Katz

New York City is announcing new gun-free zones that will include Times Square and the subway system. The new rules follow the Supreme Court decision overturning New York's handgun licensing law.

The current Supreme Court could be the most pro-business yet

5:40am September 02, 2022

by Adrian Ma

The current Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, may be the most business-friendly high court of the past century, according to a new study.

Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump scale the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Politics & Government

Oath Keepers attorney has been charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice

7:07pm September 01, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Kellye SoRelle, who was arrested in Texas, is latest person with ties to the group to face charges stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection.