U.N. Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Takes Effect, Without The U.S. And Others "For the first time in history, nuclear weapons are going to be illegal in international law," says Elayne Whyte, who oversaw the treaty's creation.
U.S. Military Moves To Try 3 Guantanamo Suspects Linked To Indonesia Bombings The men have been held in U.S. custody since 2003, accused of planning and helping to carry out the deadly bombing attacks at a Bali nightclub in 2002 and at a J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.
Woman Charged In Theft Of Pelosi's Laptop Released From Jail Riley Williams, 22, was released from jail Thursday into her mother's custody. Williams is charged with stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the attack on the Capitol.
Judge Rejects NRA's Bid To Throw Out Or Transfer Lawsuit That Could Shut It Down The organization had filed for bankruptcy and said it would reincorporate in Texas.
Judge Refuses To Reinstate Parler After Amazon Shut It Down U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein sided with Amazon, which argued that Parler would not remove posts from its site that threatened public safety in the wake of the Capitol riot.
Nearly 1 In 5 Defendants In Capitol Riot Cases Served In The Military Amid rising concern over domestic extremism, an NPR analysis found military veterans were overrepresented in those charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol when compared to the general population.
Portland Police Charge 8 After Demonstrators Vandalize Democratic Party Offices Demonstrators in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday were said to be anti-fascist protesters. They vandalized the Democratic Party of Oregon's office and held signs rejecting Biden's presidency.
Biden To End Trump Census Policy, Ensuring All Persons Living In U.S. Are Counted President-elect Joe Biden is set to reverse Trump's policy of excluding unauthorized immigrants from a key count that the Constitution says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
DOJ Drops Insider Trading Investigation Into Sen. Richard Burr Officials launched a probe into Burr's business dealings after he warned some constituents in February to prepare for the coronavirus. Two weeks earlier he had sold off $1.7 million in stocks.
Members Of Right-Wing Militias, Extremist Groups Are Latest Charged In Capitol Siege Eight alleged members of extremist groups were charged in the past week in connection with the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol.
