Why enforcing gun laws is easier said than done for California California has some of the tightest gun laws in the country, but they failed to stop Sunday's massacre in Monterey Park. Here's why enforcing those laws is easier said than done. Martin Kaste
Ex-students file 12 sex abuse lawsuits against 6 cheerleading gyms in 7 states Twenty-one ex-students have accused 15 coaches, two choreographers and a late gym owner. NPR reached out to the accused. Two denied the allegations and others couldn't be reached or didn't respond. Victoria Hansen
Again, court refuses to hear case challenging WA's ban on conversion therapy for minors A federal appeals court has denied the latest swipe at Washington state's ban on conversion therapy. Paige Browning
A former high-level FBI agent faces charges for aiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch Charles McGonigal, the former special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York office, allegedly worked with Oleg Deripaska, who has been on the U.S. sanctions list since 2018. Jaclyn Diaz
Alex Murdaugh's murder trial begins in the shooting deaths of his wife and son Jury selection in lawyer Alex Murdaugh's trial began on Monday. He's charged with murdering his wife and son in a case that has transfixed the public. Bill Chappell
Additional classified documents are found at Biden's Delaware home NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Richard Painter, who served as chief ethics lawyer to the George W. Bush White House, about the probe into President Biden's handling of classified materials.
Three active-duty Marines are charged in the Jan. 6 riot Micah Coomer, Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen were arrested on misdemeanor charges after fellow Marines helped investigators identify them in footage among the pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021. The Associated Press
She was denied entry to a Rockettes show — then the facial recognition debate ignited When a lawyer was denied entry to a Rockettes show, it became a flashpoint in the debate over facial recognition technology. Does it keep people safe, or risk further harm? Manuela López Restrepo
Supreme Court says justices were interviewed about the leaked draft opinion The court marshal clarified Friday that she spoke with the Supreme Court justices about the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade for her recent report. The justices were not asked to sign affidavits. Nina Totenberg
Ex-convict who abused his daughter's college roommates gets 60 years in prison An ex-convict who obtained millions of dollars by subjecting his daughter's ex-roommates at Sarah Lawrence College to forced labor and prostitution was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison. The Associated Press