As Harvey Weinstein Trial Opens In New York, New Charges Announced In Los Angeles Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein went on trial on Monday in Manhattan, charged with rape and sexual assault. By the time the day ended, he faced new charges in Los Angeles. Rose Friedman
Harvey Weinstein Is Charged With Sexual Assault In Los Angeles, As N.Y. Trial Begins In one incident, Weinstein allegedly went to a hotel and raped a woman after pushing his way into her room. The second alleged assault took place the next evening in a hotel in Beverly Hills. Vanessa Romo
Harvey Weinstein Heads To Trial For Sex Crimes In A #MeToo Landmark It's the first criminal trial for Weinstein, whose alleged misconduct helped set off a movement. Now, the former producer faces five charges that may land him a long prison sentence in New York. Colin Dwyer
Was It Legal For The U.S. To Kill A Top Iranian Military Leader? The strike against Qassem Soleimani raises thorny legal questions — and experts disagree over whether the U.S. had the legal authority to do it. Jackie Northam
January 2nd | How to rethink gendered insults The author of "Wordslut" on reclaiming the English language. Washington state's new 2020 laws. And how to pay less attention to your phone. Bill Radke
Lebanese Reaction To Nissan's Ex- Chief Fleeing Japan For Lebanon NPR's Noel King talks to Chloe Cornish of the Financial Times about former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn arriving in Lebanon after fleeing financial misconduct charges in Japan.
A Look At Trump's Impact On The Circuit Courts NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Melissa Murray, NYU law professor and host of the podcast Strict Scrutiny, about the huge number of lower court judges appointed by the Trump administration.
Former DOJ Official On Why She Thinks Domestic Terrorism Should Be A Federal Crime NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mary McCord, former Justice Department official, about why McCord believes Congress should make domestic terrorism a federal crime.
Jailing And Fining Chelsea Manning Constitutes Torture, Top U.N. Official Says Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations. Bobby Allyn
West Virginia Governor Approves Firing All Cadets Who Posed In Nazi-Like Salute Photo "As I said from the beginning, I condemn the photo of Basic Training Class 18 in the strongest possible terms," Gov. Jim Justice said. "This act needed to result in real consequences." Vanessa Romo