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Britney Spears could soon be free from the controlling conservatorship

8:03am November 12, 2021

Pop star Britney Spears has a big hearing in court Friday. It could decide whether to end the conservatorship that's controlled her life for the past 13 years.

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National

The judge in the Rittenhouse trial gains attention from his courtroom comments

7:40am November 12, 2021

by Corrinne Hess

Wisconsin judge Bruce Shroeder is generating a lot of social media scrutiny for his outspokenness in court while overseeing the homicide trial for Kyle Rittenhouse.

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Meet the lawyer who is driving the lawsuits against food and beverage companies

7:40am November 12, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

Lawsuits against food and beverage companies have spiked in recent years, a trend driven almost entirely by one lawyer who has filed suit over A&W root beer, strawberry Pop Tarts and lime Tostitos.

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#FreeBritney activists outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse during Spears' hearing in September, when a judge suspended Spears' father from her conservatorship.

What to look out for in Britney Spears' conservatorship hearing today

6:18am November 12, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The pop-star's father, Jamie Spears, was suspended from the conservatorship in September. Now it's possible the arrangement could be dissolved entirely at a hearing later today.

Former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 9. His effort to stop the release of records to a House panel investigating the Capitol riot earned a win on Thursday.

Politics & Government

Federal appeals court temporarily halts Trump document release to Jan. 6 panel

6:53pm November 11, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

The National Archives was due to deliver a first tranche of documents to the Democratic-led House panel on Friday.

Kyle Rittenhouse (center) enters the courtroom after a break at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Thursday. Rittenhouse is charged in the killings of two people and wounding of a third during a racial justice protest in Kenosha, Wis., last year.

National

Prosecutors will ask to add some lesser charges against Kyle Rittenhouse

6:24pm November 11, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

The request could be an indication that prosecutors believe their case has not been as strong as they hoped, legal experts said.

Rioters take to the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. An NPR analysis found more Capitol riot defendants may have ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right group, than was previously known.

Capitol riot suspects had more ties to Oath Keepers than previously known

10:40am November 11, 2021

by Tom Dreisbach

NPR has identified previously undisclosed connections between the far-right anti-government group the Oath Keepers and defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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News brief: infrastructure bill, Texas mask rules, Rittenhouse trial

8:14am November 11, 2021

President Biden addresses inflation and infrastructure bill. Texas schools can set their own face mask rules again following a judge's ruling. Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his own defense.

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National

Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand during his homicide trial in Wisconsin

8:14am November 11, 2021

Rittenhouse testified that he feared for his life when he shot three men, two fatally, during anti-police protests. "I didn't want to have to kill anybody. I was being attacked," Rittenhouse said.

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Texas schools can require masks again after a judge overrules state's ban

7:41am November 11, 2021

by John Burnett

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that banned mask mandates in public schools. The ruling could have implications for other states with similar bans in place.

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