The governor tried banning guns in Albuquerque. The public health emergency continues N.M. Gov. Michelle Luhan Grisham's temporary ban on guns in the Albuquerque area caused a political firestorm. The ban, since scaled back, faces legal challenges. Meanwhile, shootings haven't stopped. Martin Kaste
Transgender prisoners in Washington state deserve gender affirming care, judge decrees The suit was brought by the advocacy group Disability Rights Washington against the state's Department of Corrections. John O'Brien
Once harassed by police, lowriders can cruise across California under a new law The law lifts restrictions limiting how low cars can ride, and it prevents cities and towns from passing bans on cruising. Joe Hernandez
Violent restraint killed Manny Ellis, medical expert testifies in Tacoma police officers' trial Jurors continue to hear testimony this week in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged in the March 2020 death of Manuel Ellis. Ellis, a Black man, died after being restrained by police. His death was ruled a homicide. Kate Walters
Amy Coney Barrett says she supports an ethics code for Supreme Court justices Several justices have faced ethics questions in recent months, but the Supreme Court has so far resisted imposing a code of ethics. Joe Hernandez
Judge imposes a partial gag order on Trump in election interference case The judge presiding over Trump's election interference case in Washington, D.C., imposed a limited gag order barring him from making public statements on the prosecutors, court staff and witnesses. Ryan Lucas
Supreme Court tells Fifth Circuit to stop its defiance in ghost gun case The order voids the lower court orders and allows ATF regulations to go into effect pending further litigation. Nina Totenberg
Judge to weigh imposing partial gag order against Trump in election-interference case Prosecutors argue that the former president's inflammatory remarks undermine confidence in the courts and could bias potential jurors. Carrie Johnson
The fatal stabbing of a Palestinian American boy is being investigated as hate crime The 71-year-old man accused in the fatal stabbing of the 6-year-old boy in Illinois, which also seriously wounded his mother, was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war, officials say. Emma Bowman
Gap between U.S. income taxes owed and paid is set to keep growing, the IRS says For tax years 2021 and 2020, the latest to receive such IRS estimates, the projected gross "tax gap" soared to $688 billion and $601 billion, respectively. That is a significant jump from the past. The Associated Press