Law

The SUV driven by Saeed Noori sits in Melbourne last December, after Noori plowed the vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians. Noori pleaded guilty to murder on Friday.

World News

Melbourne Vehicle Attack Suspect Pleads Guilty To Murder

2:56am December 07, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Saeed Noori killed one person and injured 16 others in the Australian metropolis last year when he rammed an SUV into a throng of pedestrians. Now, nearly a year later, he has admitted his guilt.

Issac Rodriguez, from Sinaloa, Mexico, peering through the fence that divides Mexico and the U.S. in Tijuana, Mexico.

National

New Southwest Border Arrests Jump 78 Percent In November

10:45pm December 06, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The Trump administration blames unfavorable judicial rulings for encouraging an increase in illegal crossings.

Photos of Daidre Kimp with her children posted on a bulletin board in her room.

National

Programs Help Incarcerated Moms Bond With Their Babies In Prison

7:00pm December 06, 2018

by Cheryl Corley

Nearly a dozen states run programs that allow women serving prison terms to keep their babies with them for a limited time. Supporters say the programs help women inmates turn their lives around.

A portrait of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, 16, a Mexican youth who was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Nogales, Mexico, in October 2012.

National

No New Trial For Border Agent Acquitted Of Killing Mexican Teen, U.S. Prosecutors Say

6:56pm December 06, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Two separate juries deadlocked on charges stemming from an October 2012 cross-border shooting by a border agent.

Politics & Government

Double Jeopardy Case Heard By Supreme Court Could Have Implications For Mueller

6:21pm December 06, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday in a case about double jeopardy that could have important consequences for presidential pardons and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

Queue Listen Now

Democrat Dan McCready (left) and Republican Mark Harris are the candidates at the center of a contested race to represent North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. The state is investigating claims that a GOP operative may have manipulated ballots.

N.C. GOP Leader Open To New Election As Fraud Investigation Continues

5:50pm December 06, 2018

by Miles Parks

The head of North Carolina's Republican Party says he would "not oppose" a new election in the state's 9th Congressional District if allegations of fraud by a GOP operative prove true.

Joel Fitzgerald is currently the chief of police for the Fort Worth Police Department, a position he's held since 2015. He is the mayor's leading candidate to become the top cop in Baltimore.

National

Baltimore's New Police Commissioner Would Be City's 5th In 4 Years

5:37pm December 06, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The Baltimore Police Department's reputation is in tatters with the community after a series of scandals ranging from officer misconduct to corruption.

Millions of internal files from Mossack Fonseca, a law firm headquartered Panama, were leaked in 2016, prompting investigations by journalists and subsequent charges by prosecutors.

Prosecutors File First U.S. Charges Stemming From 2016 Panama Papers Leak

2:42pm December 06, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman says the defendants "had a playbook to repatriate un-taxed money into the U.S. banking system."

Friday is the deadline for the special counsel to submit to federal court in Washington, D.C., a document spelling out how former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort allegedly violated his plea agreement.

The Mueller Russia Investigation: A Full Docket Of Developments Set For Friday

2:03pm December 06, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

News — big and small — on four different fronts of the Russia investigation is expected Friday. Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen and James Comey all have a role. Here's what to watch for.

National Archives Announces Ten Most Influential U.S. Documents

Politics & Government

Speaking Freely: The Future Of The First Amendment

12:36pm December 06, 2018

It's been nearly a century since a series of important court decisions on the First Amendment. What's the future of these foundational freedoms?