A police vehicle is parked outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, on Saturday. Accused assailant David Wayne DePape faces felony charges — assault and attempted kidnapping of an immediate family member of a U.S. official — which could land him in prison for a maximum of 50 years. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Investigations
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Chicago police officers arrive at the scene of a May 19 mass shooting outside a McDonald's restaurant. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times hide caption
In Chicago, handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel deadly violence
Wednesday
FTC Chairperson Lina Khan, speaking at a Senate Committee hearing in 2021. Last week, the FTC moved closer to modernizing a rule that requires funeral businesses to provide prices to consumers when they visit or call. SAUL LOEB/AP hide caption
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In August, the conservative publisher Regnery abruptly recalled Dinesh D'Souza's election denial book 2,000 Mules from stores citing an unspecified "publishing error." NPR compared the recalled version of the book with the version that Regnery published this week. Willy Sanjuan/AP hide caption
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Unwanted used plastic sits outside Garten Services, a recycling facility in Oregon. Laura Sullivan/NPR hide caption
Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse
Trial against Harvey Weinstein begins with graphic descriptions of violent assaults
Wednesday
The FBI started investigating former UCLA student Christian Secor shortly after the Capitol riot. This surveillance photo of Secor is cited in the government's application for a search warrant. Department of Justice hide caption
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The Paycheck Protection Program was part of bipartisan COVID-19 Emergency Relief Framework and was designed to limit the impact of the pandemic on small businesses. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
How PPP Loan Forgiveness Became a Messy Process with Limited Scrutiny
Friday
A poll worker sanitizes ballot marking machines at an early voting location in Inglewood, Calif., on Oct. 29, 2020. The Los Angeles County district attorney alleges that the CEO of Konnech, which makes scheduling software for poll workers, improperly gave Chinese contractors access to sensitive employee data. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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A closed barbershop in Cleveland in May 2020. Small businesses were in limbo as the coronavirus outbreak raged and the first round of the government's multibillion-dollar Paycheck Protection Program drew to a close. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
Virtually all PPP loans have been forgiven with limited scrutiny
Wednesday
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, seen here in 2020, said his office had aided in the arrest of the CEO of a Michigan-based election software company on "suspicion of theft of personal identifying information." Bryan Chan/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Denver Riggleman, a former Republican Congressman, joined the staff of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. His new book, "The Breach," describes his work on the investigation and his path to politics. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation
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Adnan Syed, center, leaves the Cummings Courthouse in Baltimore on Monday. A judge has ordered the release of Syed after overturning his conviction for a 1999 murder that was chronicled in the hit podcast Serial. Brian Witte/AP hide caption
Catherine Engelbrecht, seen here in 2015, founded the controversial nonprofit True the Vote. A new lawsuit alleges that Engelbrecht and True the Vote defamed a small company that makes software for election workers. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption