Vivid Details Revealed As El Chapo Trial Continues The trial against Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera continues in Brooklyn. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Alan Feuer of The New York Times, who's been covering the trial.
What a criminal justice expert saw in the Seattle police shooting footage Kim Malcolm talks with criminal justice professor Peter Moskos about the New Year's Eve police shooting in Seattle that killed 36-year-old Iosia Faletogo. Kim Malcolm
House Democrats Hire New Top Lawyer To Defend Affordable Care Act Douglas Letter spent 40 years defending the executive branch at the Justice Department. Now, he'll become the House's general counsel, as challenges over subpoenas and executive privilege are likely. Carrie Johnson
VIDEO: Graphic police shooting footage shows chaotic scene on Seattle's Aurora Ave The suspect's voice emerges from the chaos, hard to catch upon first listen: “I’m not reaching.” Patricia Murphy
House Democrats Form New 'Climate Crisis' Committee This past week Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi announced a new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Rep. Kathy Castor who will head up the committee in the new Congress.
After H.S. Wrestler Told To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Forfeit, Adults Come Under Scrutiny In a video that has been viewed millions of times, the young black man has his hair cut by a team trainer so he can compete. The referee, who is white, has been accused of racist conduct before. Laurel Wamsley
More Police Officers Died From Gunfire Than Traffic Incidents In 2018, Report Says "Firearms-related fatalities were the leading cause of officer deaths, with 52 officers shot and killed in 2018," the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says. Bill Chappell
'Changing The Mindset': Female Inmates In Training For A Life After Prison It is difficult to find work if you've been incarcerated. Outside Seattle, one women's prison is trying to give inmates a better chance by training some of them for non-traditional jobs. Cheryl Corley
For Madoff Victims, Scars Remain 10 Years Later Two of Bernie Madoff's victims share how their lives were affected by the Ponzi scheme that imploded ten years ago. They recovered much of what they invested, but were still harmed by the scam. Jim Zarroli