Law

An information board shows people who are wanted by law enforcement on suspicion of assaulting federal officers at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.

National

The FBI Keeps Using Clues From Volunteer Sleuths To Find The Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters

4:59pm August 18, 2021

by Tim Mak

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a group of volunteer sleuths came forward to assist law enforcement in an unprecedented effort to identify possible suspects.

Some local governments and school districts in Texas are defying the governor's ban on mask mandates.

A Texas School Made Masks Part Of Its Dress Code To Get Around Gov. Abbott's Ban

3:05pm August 18, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Gov. Greg Abbott — who announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated — has been fighting with local governments over masks for months.

TikTok's data collection practices, including how the app harvests information about users' faces and voices is now the subject of Congressional scrutiny.

Politics & Government

Senators Demand TikTok Reveal How It Plans To Collect Voice And Face Data

1:15pm August 18, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

Sens. Amy Klobuchar D-Minn., and John Thune, R-SD., said they are alarmed by TikTok's recent changes to its privacy policies that automatically collect biometric data of its users.

A health care worker displays a COVID-19 vaccination record card at a health center in Los Angeles earlier this month.

A Pharmacist Is Charged With Selling COVID-19 Vaccine Cards For $10 On eBay

10:38am August 18, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Tangtang Zhao, 34, allegedly sold 125 authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination cards to 11 buyers in March and April.

Music & Culture

News Brief: Taliban's Charm Offensive, Airport Evacuations, R. Kelly Trial

6:28am August 18, 2021

The Taliban try to convince the world they've changed. For thousands trying to get out of Afghanistan, the focus is on the airport. Opening statements will begin in the criminal trial of R. Kelly.

Queue Listen Now

Workers Are Dying Of Heat Outdoors Without Standards To Protect Them

4:55pm August 17, 2021

by Jacob Margolis

Farmworkers, construction workers and firefighters are dying from excessive heat on the job. The federal government has no heat standard to protect them, and climate change is making things worse.

R. Kelly, arriving for a court hearing in Chicago in May 2019.

Opinion: 13 Years After The Last R. Kelly Trial, The Culture Has Changed

5:00am August 15, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The first federal trial against disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly is underway. Tenacious reporting has explicitly centered the mostly Black girls and women who have accused him.

Music & Culture

R. Kelly To Face Sex Abuse Trial

7:53am August 14, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The trial of singer R Kelly on charges of trafficking, abuse, and racketeering begins Monday. Kelly is accused of abusing women and girls in a pattern going back years.

Detainees walk with their hands clasped behind their backs along a line painted on a walkway inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La.

COVID Cases Are Rising In ICE Facilities, Putting Detainees And The Public At Risk

9:18am August 13, 2021

by Shalina Chatlani

"Many people had coronavirus," says asylum seeker Raudel, adding there's little social distancing or mask wearing, and sick and healthy people are mixed. ICE denies this but cases doubled since June.

Britney Spears poses with her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, at event in Hollywood in 2019.

Jamie Spears Agrees To Step Down From Britney Spears Conservatorship

6:58pm August 12, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Facing pressure to cede control of his daughter's finances, Jamie Spears filed documents Thursday to leave his position as conservator of the pop star's estate. No timeline has been laid out, however.