4 key takeaways from the FBI's annual crime report There was less reported violent crime across the U.S. last year after a dramatic spike in 2020. But there were more car thefts and hate crimes reported. Meg Anderson
Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case Onetime Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case. Powell spread baseless claims of widespread election fraud after the 2020 contest Donald Trump lost. Stephen Fowler
18 years after she disappeared, Natalee Holloway's family finally has answers Holloway went to Aruba in 2005 on a high school graduation trip. She was last seen with Joran van der Sloot the night she vanished. He told Holloway's mom how she died and what he did with the body. Melanie Peeples
Leonard Allan Cure, freed after a wrongful conviction, is shot dead in a traffic stop Cure was exonerated in 2020 after more than 16 years in prison for a robbery he did not commit. He was fatally shot by a Georgia sheriff's deputy after being pulled over for speeding. Vanessa Romo
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