Prosecutors Secure Second Guilty Plea In Capitol Insurrection Investigation Paul Hodgkins pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing an official proceeding. He is the second person to plead guilty in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Ryan Lucas
The Ellis case and Washington's rocky path to independent investigations of police Washington State’s Attorney General has taken the unprecedented step of filing murder and manslaughter charges against three police officers, over the death of Manuel Ellis. But champions for Ellis’ case were far from celebratory. Amy Radil
An Alabama Man Is Suing A Deputy Because He Says Tight Handcuffs Led To An Amputation The plaintiff says he repeatedly begged a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy to loosen the cuffs after losing feeling in his left hand. His hand was amputated 10 months later. Dustin Jones
Ex-Penn State President Will Serve Jail Time In The Jerry Sandusky Child Abuse Scandal Graham Spanier must report to a Pennsylvania jail in July to serve at least two months behind bars. He must also serve two months of house arrest. Jaclyn Diaz
4 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Where Asian Americans Fought For Civil Rights Over the years, many Asian Americans have fought unjust laws in the courts and changed the course of human rights in the U.S. We look at key Supreme Court decisions. Suzanne Nuyen
DOJ Moves To Block Full Memo On Trump Obstruction Decision From Release The Justice Department's response is an early test of how it will handle questionable activity by previous leaders in the department — and former President Donald Trump. Carrie Johnson
A Letter To My Mother — Just In Case Rapper and hip hop professor A.D. Carson witnessed Black people getting killed by the police over and over again. It made him start to doubt his own safety, and make plans for the unimaginable. A.D. Carson
The Debate Over Gun Laws Will Center On One Man This Week President Biden's pick to the lead the ATF, David Chipman, will get a confirmation hearing Wednesday. The agency helps enforce U.S. gun laws, but hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director in six years. Ryan Lucas
Inmate, Who Sought Execution By Firing Squad, Loses Supreme Court Appeal The death row inmate, who had brain surgery, claims that death by lethal injection would cause severe and painful seizures. The court refused to hear his plea, over dissent from the liberal justices. Nina Totenberg
More Than 100,000 Haitian Immigrants Can Apply For An Extension To Stay In The U.S. Eligible Haitians in the U.S. can apply for a new 18-month designation. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas cited security concerns, human rights abuses and poverty for the decision. Jaclyn Diaz
