The selection of alternate jurors in Trump's N.Y. criminal trial resumes Friday Attorneys have selected a jury of 12 New Yorkers for former president Donald Trump's hush money trial — as many as six alternates also need to be seated before opening statements can begin. A Martinez Ximena Bustillo
National Maine lawmakers pass sweeping gun legislation following the Lewiston mass shooting The Maine Legislature approved gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people. The Associated Press
The Supreme Court opens the door to more discrimination claims involving job transfers The U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for workers to bring employment discrimination suits over job transfers. The decision was unanimous, but the reasoning was not. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters Conservatives on the court expressed varying degrees of skepticism about the charge of obstructing an official proceeding. Nina Totenberg
National In Arizona, political candidates walk a fine line on abortion rights Arizona's ban on abortions has affected political races. Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake is figuring out how to balance her opposition to abortion rights without embracing a near-total ban. Ben Giles
National Supreme Court hears challenge to a statute used to try hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided, with conservatives expressing various degrees of skepticism about the statute used to prosecute more than 350 of the Jan. 6th rioters who invaded the capitol. Nina Totenberg
National Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial began today Jury selection began Monday in the criminal trial against former President Donald Trump for hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 election. Andrea Bernstein
National A look at Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg as he oversees Trump hush money trial prosecution Alvin Bragg is the first person to bring criminal charges against a former president and the first African American elected Manhattan District Attorney. Bragg faces challenges beyond any one big case. Walter Ray Watson
Jury selection to begin in the federal criminal trial of former President Trump Former President Donald Trump faces 34-count felony counts alleging that he falsified New York business records in order to conceal damaging information to influence the 2016 presidential election. Michel Martin Andrea Bernstein
3 Abu Ghraib prison detainees finally get their day in a U.S. court Twenty years after images of American soldiers abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were published, three men are getting their day in a U.S. court.