Law

Former President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the New York State Supreme Court during the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York City on Jan. 11, 2024.

Politics & Government

Closing arguments concludes in Trump civil fraud trial in New York

9:11pm January 11, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

After several months of hearing arguments from the state attorney general and Trump legal teams, both sides will conclude their cases on Thursday. A verdict is expected in the weeks to come.

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National

A free legal clinic in a Colorado resort town is helping migrants get work permits

5:39pm January 11, 2024

by Halle Zander, Aspen Public Radio

Cities being overwhelmed by migrants say giving them work permits quickly would mean less homelessness and spending on public assistance. Some are hosting legal clinics to help, but it's complicated.

Health & Safety

Health advocates criticize New Mexico governor for increasing juvenile detention

10:34am January 11, 2024

by Megan Myscofski

The New Mexico governor alarmed youth advocates by pulling back on a program that helped some teens avoid juvenile detention. She says detention can help with their addictions, but experts disagree.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:13am January 11, 2024

Closing arguments are to begin in Trump's civil business fraud trial in New York. U.N.'s highest court to hear accusations of genocide in Gaza against Israel. The SEC approves new bitcoin fund.

Politics & Government

Closing arguments to begin in the Trump civil fraud trial in New York

5:13am January 11, 2024

Lawyers for New York State and for former President Donald Trump will present closing arguments Thursday in the civil fraud trial involving his business practices.

Books

A federal case against book restrictions in Florida schools is going forward

5:13am January 11, 2024

by Tovia Smith

A judge ruled there's a viable argument that removing certain books is unconstitutional. Free speech advocates, a publisher, authors and parents say the restrictions violate the First Amendment.

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Military Police guard detainees in orange jumpsuits on Jan. 11, 2002 at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Guantánamo Bay is still open. This week, pressure ramped up to close it

5:01am January 11, 2024

This week, a group of nearly 100 advocacy organizations sent a letter to President Biden urging him to finally close the facility.

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This grill of a Ram truck is on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show on Feb. 15, 2018. The Department of Justice released new details of a settlement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. on Wednesday that includes a mandatory recall of 600,000 Ram trucks.

Environment

600,000 Ram trucks to be recalled under settlement in emissions cheating scandal

3:46pm January 10, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Department of Justice released details of a settlement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. that includes the mandatory recall. Cummins' total penalty for the violations tops $2 billion.

Body camera footage shows the moments leading up to Indianola, Miss., police officer Greg Capers shooting and wounding 11-year-old Aderrien Murry following a call the boy made to authorities for help.

National

Police release video of officer shooting boy, 11, who had called 911 for help

3:32pm January 10, 2024

Officials in Mississippi made the footage available after calls from 11-year-old Aderrien Murry's mother and the family's attorney to make it public.

Health & Safety

Medical ethics: Does the public need to know why Austin was hospitalized?

7:55am January 10, 2024

Following a days-long delay in the release of information about Defense Secretary Austin's condition, NPR's Michel Martin asks medical ethicist Keisha Ray about privacy rights of public officials.

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