People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Cochise County Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd face felony charges for refusing to meet Arizona's deadline for certifying 2022 election results. Alberto Mariani/AP; Mark Levy/Pool Photo via AP hide caption
A government official says the U.S. has thwarted an alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Police in Bellevue, Wash., arrest a man accused of stealing a pair of white Nike shoes. The cops were on a stakeout outside the local mall, texting back and forth with store security to identify and apprehend suspected thieves. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption
It's peak shopping — and shoplifting — season. Cops are stepping up antitheft tactics
Alex Murdaugh, right, talks with his attorneys Dick Harpootlian, left, and Jim Griffin during his sentencing for stealing from 18 clients on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Beaufort County Courthouse in Beaufort, S.C. Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier/Pool via AP hide caption
Police and progressive prosecutors are clashing over prosecutors' progressive policies, and that's having consequences in the courtroom. Adobe Stock hide caption
Sean "Diddy" Combs has stepped down as chairman of Revolt, following multiple allegations against him of sexual assault. Here, Combs accepts the global icon award during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption
Activists protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 2022, in response to a leaked draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
A U.K.-based law firm said at least two contestants felt "unwell" after standing for hours in cold temperatures during a taping for Squid Game: The Challenge. The reality competition was inspired by the hit South Korean drama. Pete Dadds/Netflix hide caption
In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. AP hide caption
Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, arriving at a court in Pretoria, South Africa, for a hearing in July 2016. The athlete will be released for parole in January. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Disgusted by city's top prosecutor, a police officer refuses to testify
The Palm Beach County Court lawsuit was filed by Kim Banner, wife of Jeremy Banner, who died in the fatal car crash after engaging the Autopilot function on a Tesla Model 3. National Transportation Safety Board hide caption
Costume designer William Ivey Long in New York City in 2016. Long is currently facing a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption
In this image taken from security video, a light-colored vehicle (top center) flies over a fence into the Rainbow Bridge customs plaza on Wednesday in Niagara Falls, N.Y. U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP hide caption
An article clipping from New York Daily News from Nov. 21, 1995. New York Daily News / Screenshot by NPR hide caption
He disappeared in 1995. His mother's search led to a mass grave and changed laws
Victoria Lopez, pregnant with twins, had a one year old son when she was sentenced to prison on a drug charge. She had gotten treatment for her substance use disorder, started a job, and attended community college, but a judge said it wasn't enough. Victoria Lopez hide caption
An "X" sign rests atop the company headquarters in downtown San Francisco, on July 28, 2023. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz has refused Republican calls to recuse herself from a redistricting case for calling the state's legislative maps "rigged" while campaigning. Morry Gash/AP hide caption
A Wisconsin redistricting case centers on voter 'islands' and could lead to new maps
Demonstrators hold up large cut-out letters spelling "VOTING RIGHTS" at a 2021 rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
An appeals court has struck down a key path for enforcing the Voting Rights Act
Former President Donald Trump, shown here at a mixed martial arts event on Nov. 11, is asking to be freed from a gag order in an election interference case. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption
An appeals court hears arguments about Trump's gag order in Jan. 6 case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference in Atlanta on Aug. 14. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
IBM, Disney and Lionsgate are among the companies that've stopped advertising on X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption