Judge Finds Aggravating Factors In Chauvin Case, Paving Way For Longer Sentence The judge found that Chauvin abused a position of trust, treated George Floyd with "particular cruelty," committed the crime as part of a group, and the offense occurred in front of children. Laurel Wamsley
NRA Bankruptcy Case Dismissed By Judge, Heightens Risk For Group's Dissolution A federal bankruptcy judge dismissed the National Rifle Association's attempt to declare bankruptcy. The NRA tried to use bankruptcy laws to evade New York officials attempting to dissolve the group. Tim Mak
Andrew Brown's Family Views Longer Video Footage Of Fatal Shooting "What we saw on that video was an unjustified killing," family attorney Bakari Sellers told reporters on Tuesday in Elizabeth City, N.C., after seeing additional police body camera video. Vanessa Romo
Judge Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Case, Heightening Risk For Dissolution Of Group A federal judge threw out the National Rifle Association's bid to declare bankruptcy Tuesday, allowing New York to proceed in its effort to dissolve the gun rights group for alleged "fraud and abuse." Tim Mak
2 Men Charged With Assaulting Police In Capitol Riot Ordered Jailed Pending Trial George Tanios and Julian Khater have been accused of conspiring to assault U.S. Capitol Police officers, including Brian Sicknick, who were protecting the Capitol on Jan. 6. Ryan Lucas
Former Guantanamo Special Envoy Advocates For Prison's Closure NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Lee Wolosky, former special envoy for Guantanamo under President Obama, about what it would take for President Biden to shut down the detention facility.
Deadly Protests Against Economic Inequality And Police Brutality Continue In Colombia NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Sergio Guzman, co-founder and Director of the Colombia Risk Analysis political consultancy, about protests in Colombia.
Justice Department Brings Federal Criminal Charges Against Derek Chauvin, 3 Others Prosecutors accuse the former officer and others of using excessive force and violating George Floyd's rights. The rare federal charges follow state charges in a trial where Chauvin was convicted. Carrie Johnson
U.N. Calls For Investigation As Police In Brazil Kill At Least 24 In Rio Drug Raid The operation aimed at alleged drug traffickers resulted in a terrifying shootout in one of the city's poorest slums. One police officer also died in the raid. Scott Neuman
Massachusetts Pioneers Rules For Police Use Of Facial Recognition Tech Massachusetts is implementing its first state-wide rules for police using controversial facial recognition systems. But not all privacy advocates agree that regulation is the right step. Emma Peaslee