Law

Prosecutors say Trump talks about keeping classified documents on a recording

7:21am June 02, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti about evidence former President Donald Trump admitted he kept classified documents after leaving office.

In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, the Central Arizona Project canal runs through rural desert near Phoenix. The canal diverts Colorado River water down a 336-mile long system of aqueducts, tunnels, pumping plants and pipelines to the state of Arizona.

Facing water shortages, Arizona will curtail some new development around Phoenix

9:27pm June 01, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

The state of Arizona today said it will no longer issue new development approvals based on groundwater alone.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court vetoes efforts to limit anti-fraud law aimed at government contractors

7:10pm June 01, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The cases involve allegations that major retail pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicaid and Medicare by overstating what their "usual and customary prices" are.

By an 8-to-1 vote, the high court ruled against unionized truck drivers who walked off the job, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect.

Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact

6:00pm June 01, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The high court ruled against truck drivers who walked off the job, leaving their trucks loaded with wet concrete, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect.

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Clifford Walters, a Hawaii man, pleaded guilty to disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a stranded bison calf reunite with its herd.

Tourist pleads guilty for handling a Yellowstone bison calf, leading to its death

12:05pm June 01, 2023

by Emily Olson

The Hawaii resident was charged with one count of intentionally disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a baby bison return to its herd. Park rangers later had to euthanize the abandoned animal.

This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police on Wednesday arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project.

National

3 Atlanta activists are arrested after their fund bailed out protesters of 'Cop City'

11:09am June 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

The three leaders of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed police and fire training center. They were charged with money laundering and charity fraud.

Christina Lusk, a transgender woman and inmate at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Moose Lake, poses for a portrait on Sept. 7, 2022. Lusk and the Minnesota Department of Corrections have settled her lawsuit, and she is set to move to a women's prison.

National

A trans inmate wins health care and will move to women's prison after suing Minnesota

10:36am June 01, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Christina Lusk sued over harassment, assault and discrimination she says she experienced while incarcerated. In its settlement of the case, Minnesota will grant her access to gender-affirming care.

Arguments over the legality of DACA will be heard in a federal court in Texas

5:21am June 01, 2023

by Stella Chavez

A federal judge in Houston will hear arguments Thursday about the legality of DACA, the program that grants temporary legal status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

The standoff in California is the latest scuffle between the tech giants and the news industry. Facebook and Google also resisted efforts in Australia and Canada that aimed to force the companies to cut deals with news publishers.

National

Facebook, Instagram to block news stories in California if bill passes

8:56pm May 31, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

From Australia to Canada, Big Tech has resisted lawmakers' efforts to force them to pay news publishers for carrying their articles. Now, that battle is playing out in California.

Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second rape trial on May 16, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Actor Danny Masterson is found guilty of 2 out of 3 counts of rape in retrial

5:40pm May 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

A jury reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread over two weeks. They could not reach a verdict on the third count, that alleged "That '70s Show" star raped a longtime girlfriend.