Police could have stopped Uvalde shooting within 3 minutes, a Texas official says Instead, it took about an hour and 14 minutes from when officers arrived at the school to when they breached the door and ended the standoff with the gunman. Joe Hernandez
The White House is preparing for the end of Roe v. Wade The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks. Abortion advocates want President Biden to take executive action to protect access to the procedure. Sarah McCammon
Will Julian Assange be extradited to the U.S.? Where his case stands now The WikiLeaks founder will face 18 federal counts — whenever he's brought to a U.S. courthouse in Virginia. For now, he has at least one more avenue of appeal. Bill Chappell
The U.K. says Julian Assange can be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges WikiLeaks said it would appeal. The decision is a big moment in Assange's years-long battle to avoid facing trial in the U.S. — though not necessarily the end of the tale. The Associated Press
The Justice Department wants to see the Jan. 6 committee's transcripts It says the lack of sharing is complicating its criminal probe. Carrie Johnson
Buffalo gunman is charged with hate crimes in the attack that killed 10 Black people The federal complaint gives a new account of Payton Gendron's movements in the store. It also alleges that he said "Sorry" to at least one of his white victims. Bill Chappell
Southern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers The vote on sex-abuse reforms, just weeks after the release of a report on the long-simmering scandal, fell short of what some abuse survivors in Southern Baptist churches sought. The Associated Press
Happy the elephant is not a person, a court rules The 5-2 decision by the court comes in a closely watched case that tested the boundaries of applying human rights to animals. The Associated Press
A legal loophole may block access to Texas shooting records A law barring information from being released in crimes for which no one has been convicted comes under focus in the Uvalde school shootings. The Associated Press
Amber Heard says she doesn't blame the jury that awarded Johnny Depp more than $10M "I actually understand. He's a beloved character and people feel they know him," Heard tells Today co-host Savannah Guthrie in an interview clip aired Monday on NBC. The Associated Press