A ninja with a sword assailed a U.S. Army special operations unit in California A man "wearing full ninja garb" staged the attack in the middle of the night at a small airport in California, officials say. Bill Chappell
Fire survivors warn against lawyers trying to sign up recent fire victims as clients As fires ravage Northern California, lawyers have descended on the region in a bid to sign up victims as clients. But some survivors of past fires are warning recent fire victims to beware. Lily Jamali / KQED
Rep. Fred Upton discusses the date of the infrastructure bill NPR's Noel King speaks with Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) about the role of bipartisanship on deals like infrastructure and the budget.
Two Supreme Court justices could have a big impact on the freedom of the press At a time when so many people have filed lawsuits against news outlets, two Supreme Court justices' willingness to revisit Sullivan v The New York Times could upset a balancing act. David Folkenflik
Justice Alito Calls Criticism Of The Shadow Docket 'Silly' And 'Misleading' Alito said the term has been adopted by "journalists and some political figures" in order to convey the idea that "something sneaky and dangerous" is going on at the high court. Nina Totenberg
WA attorney general sues to close Tacoma immigrant detention center Washington state's attorney general is suing to try to force the immediate closure of the Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPC) in Tacoma. Paige Browning
The DOJ Is Clamping Down On Counterfeit Pills Causing Lethal Drug Overdoses The Justice Department is surging resources to investigate counterfeit pills that lead to deadly drug overdoses. Authorities have arrested more than 800 people in the last two months. Carrie Johnson
Britney Spears is on the road to independence. The media should let her take the wheel On Wednesday, Jamie Spears was suspended as his daughter's conservator. Is all the media attention, including three new Spears documentaries, still welcome? Anastasia Tsioulcas
Judge Suspends Britney Spears' Dad From Her Conservatorship In a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, Britney Spears achieved a goal years in the making: life without her father Jamie Spears as conservator of her estate — controlling her fortune and finances. Mandalit del Barco
Judge Grants Request To Remove Jamie Spears As Britney Spears' Conservator For the first time in 13 years, Britney Spears will be without the legal oversight of her father, Jamie Spears. A judge granted a request from the singer's lawyer to remove her father from his role. Mandalit del Barco