Law

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, attends the ceremonial funeral procession of Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in April 2021.

Prince Andrew is stripped of his royal patronages and military titles

2:19pm January 13, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The move comes with Queen Elizabeth II's "approval and agreement," Buckingham Palace said. The announcement comes one day after Prince Andrew lost his bid to quash a sex-abuse lawsuit.

Amtrak reached a settlement after the Justice Department said the company failed to make stations in its intercity rail transportation system accessible, including to wheelchair users.

National

Amtrak paid $2 million to travelers with disabilities in a discrimination settlement

12:47pm January 13, 2022

by Nell Clark

The money is part of a settlement agreed to in 2020 after the Justice Department found that Amtrak violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to meet accessibility standards.

Darrell Brooks, left, speaks with a lawyer during a court appearance on Nov. 23, 2021 in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wis. Brooks is now facing new charges related to the Christmas parade tragedy.

National

The suspect in the Waukesha parade tragedy faces more than 70 new charges

7:32pm January 12, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Prosecutors in Wisconsin brought the charges against Darrell Brooks, who is accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his car into a Christmas parade in November.

Britain's Prince Andrew has been trying to block a lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre, who says he sexually abused her when she was a minor. Andrew is seen here last April.

National

Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew will continue, judge rules

3:04pm January 12, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The British prince's lawyers argued that a $500,000 settlement Virginia Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein reached in 2009 should prevent her from suing him.

Books

New book details how California prosecutors took down sex trafficking site Backpage

12:56pm January 12, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Maggy Krell, an ex-California state prosecutor, about her book, Taking Down Backpage: Fighting The World's Largest Sex Trafficker.

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Former Harry Reid staffer on Biden's support of getting rid of the filibuster

7:36pm January 11, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Adam Jentleson, who served as the deputy chief of staff to Sen. Harry Reid, about the impact President Biden's support of changing Senate rules has on the filibuster.

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What President Biden's speech about voting rights legislation means for Georgia

5:28pm January 11, 2022

by Stephen Fowler

The president and vice president travel to Georgia to make the case for voting rights legislation. The state has been ground zero for debate over voting and elections reforms.

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Senate Democrats can't agree on Biden's push to pass voting rights legislation

5:28pm January 11, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

President Biden called for changes to Senate rules in an effort to pass voting rights legislation. Among the challenges to his effort is a lack of unity among Senate Democrats to making those changes.

Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were fired for playing the game Pokémon Go instead of responding to a robbery call in 2017. Here, a smartphone displays the Pokémon Go app in 2016.

National

A court upheld the firing of 2 LAPD officers who ignored a robbery to play Pokémon Go

4:57pm January 11, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

A California court denied the appeal of Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell, who were fired from the Los Angeles Police Department after the 2017 incident. Their lawyer says they're evaluating next steps.

The Justice Department building on a foggy morning in 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

The Justice Department will create a domestic terrorism unit to counter rising threats

1:10pm January 11, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The announcement was made Tuesday by Matthew Olsen, the head of the department's National Security Division, and comes as the nation faces a constellation of extremist threats on the home front.