Mayorkas names panel to conduct review of Trump assassination attempt
The announcement comes in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last Saturday.
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In the 6 days since the attempted Trump assassination, investigators are digging deep
Federal investigators are piecing together what led the gunman to try to kill former President Trump. There’s also a push to get to the bottom of how this massive security failure was able to happen.
Escaped prisoner found in Georgia 30 years later, using the identity of a dead child
Steven Johnson, who escaped from prison in 1994 while on a work detail, was arrested in Macon, Ga., on Tuesday. He had been living there since 2011 and had assumed the identity of a dead child.
A neo-Nazi leader is indicted for a plot to have a Santa Claus poison children in NYC
Michail Chkhikvishvili, an alleged leader of an extremist group called the Maniac Murder Cult, outlined a detailed plan to hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children and also target racial minorities.
Multiple probes examine security failures that led to Trump assassination attempt
Congress is asking hard questions of the Secret Service in order to get to the bottom of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last weekend.
South Korea's top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples
In a landmark ruling, the court said same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples. South Korea doesn't legally recognize same-sex marriages.
Special counsel appeals judge's dismissal of Trump documents case
Special Counsel Jack Smith is appealing a judge's order over the classified documents case against Trump, which was dismissed over his own appointment.
The hosts of the '5-4' podcast irreverently examine the Supreme Court's term
How do the self-described "leftist" hosts of the hit Supreme Court podcast "5-4" size up the high court's latest term? NPR speaks with the lawyers behind the irreverent show.
Federal jury finds Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all counts in bribery trial
A jury has found U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey guilty of all 16 counts of bribery, acting as a foreign agent and obstruction of justice.
Supreme Court grants last-minute stay in Texas execution of man requesting DNA tests
Ruben Gutierrez has been seeking DNA tests on multiple crime-scene items from the murder case against him for more than a decade. His legal team says a Texas law blocking his effort is unconstitutional.