Barbershop: After Sexual Assault Allegations, What Should Moving Forward Look Like? Should there be a way forward for people accused of sexual misconduct and what would that look like? That's the question NPR's Michel Martin poses to Julianne Malveaux and Melanie Campbell.
R. Kelly Bond Set At $1 Million In Sexual Abuse Case R&B star R. Kelly turned himself in Friday night and appeared at a bond hearing Saturday after being charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Cheryl Corley
Judge Rules That Prosecutors In Jeffrey Epstein Sexual Abuse Case Broke The Law A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors broke the law by concealing a plea agreement from Epstein's underage victims. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the Miami Herald's Julie Brown about the case.
Father of man shot by Seattle police on New Year's Eve sues the city Mane Faletogo, the father of the 36-year-old man who was shot by a Seattle police officer after a traffic stop on New Year's Eve, is suing the city of Seattle and the officer who shot him for the loss of his son. Amy Radil
Roger Stone Apologizes To Judge After Criticizing Her On Instagram Roger Stone apologized to Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who is presiding over his case, after criticizing her on Instagram. In court Thursday, Stone will learn what Jackson makes of his actions. Ryan Lucas
When Sheriffs Won't Enforce The Law Some sheriffs in Washington state say they won't enforce a new gun law. It's the latest example of sheriffs exercising what some regard as their duty to resist "government overreach." Martin Kaste
Chicago Police: 'Empire' Actor Jessie Smollett Faked Attack Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says Empire actor Jussie Smollett staged the hate crime he reported last month to promote his career and earn a higher salary. Rachel Martin
Lawsuit Accuses 'Washington Post' Of Bullying Covington High School Student The family of a Covington High School student at the center of a standoff is suing The Washington Post. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with media law professor Derigan Silver about First Amendment law.
As Pope Holds Sex Abuse Summit, U.S. Catholics Not Hopeful For 'Bold Moves' American Catholics have become disappointed as Pope Francis described the meeting as featuring "prayer and discernment" — hardly an ambitious vision for what could have been a momentous event. Tom Gjelten
Supreme Court Blocks Texas From Executing Mentally Disabled Man Justices criticized a state appeals court for using outdated medical standards when it determined that a murderer wasn't intellectually disabled and could therefore be executed. Matthew S. Schwartz
