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A Michigan woman was engaging in constitutionally protected free speech when she made a crude hand gesture, a federal court ruled.

First is unlike any other book written about the justice. Evan Thomas breaks new ground with extraordinary access to O’Connor, her papers, journals — and even 20 years of her husband’s diary.

President Trump and congressional leaders name infrastructure as one area where they think they can reach a bipartisan deal. But the committee working on a plan is also investigating the president.

Warren is pushing for the breakup of big tech, citing what she calls an unfair advantage. In an interview with NPR about her core campaign messages, Warren also discussed trade and climate change.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the shooting can “only be described as a terrorist attack.” Authorities have charged a male in his late 20s with murder.

The embassy is closed but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Venezuelans the U.S. stands by interim President Juan Guaidó and supports Venezuelans’ aspirations to live in a democracy.

The search for a missing child led to a raid of a rural compound and the grisly discovery of 11 emaciated children. Their relatives were training to attack U.S. personnel, federal authorities say.

The celebration will take place on June 29 and 30, while the original 10 days of events will be postponed to next year, in part as a result of the partial government shutdown.

The kingdom’s leading human rights leader said demands to “internationalize” the probe would be “tantamount to the international community doubting the integrity of our judicial apparatus.”

The civil rights organization, well-known for its tracking of hate groups, was founded in 1971. No specific reason was given for his firing, although Dees said it related to a personnel issue.

The resolution to terminate the president’s national emergency declaration sets up the likely first veto confrontation between Congress and the White House since President Trump took office.

As ISIS loses territory and captives are rescued, broken Yazidi families hold out hope that their loved ones could still return.

“The second I stopped being afraid of someone calling me fat, I was able to start to focus on my goals and my dreams,” Bryant says. She co-writes and stars in the Hulu comedy series Shrill.

Some linguists are arguing that the advent of softer food thousands of years ago led to changes in biting patterns and, eventually, to more frequent use of sounds like “f” and “v” in human languages.

The winter storm has been linked to at least one death, after a Colorado patrolman was struck by a driver who lost control of his car.

Gun companies have rarely been held liable for crimes committed with their products. This lawsuit could mark a new front in the battle over gun regulations and corporate accountability.

Some U.S. airlines are scrambling to rebook passengers after the FAA announced it was grounding the Boeing 737 Max fleet. Airlines affected include Southwest, American and United.

While it was a largely symbolic vote, it represents growing bipartisan pressure on the Justice Department to disclose as much as possible about the Mueller investigation.

Chicago police say the Empire actor faked the January assault, and now he faces the prospect of prison time.

Who killed the Bordens more than 100 years ago remains unsolved. Like a lawyer, author Cara Robertson lays the facts and evidence before us, occasionally pointing towards the biases of the day.

In a killing that echoes mob murders of the 1980s, a man who was believed to be running a Mafia family was gunned down outside his home in Staten Island.

“Stories like this are why we continue to see backlash to disability rights laws,” one expert said.

Malaysian authorities dropped charges this week against the Indonesian woman accused of smearing poison on the face of Kim Jong Nam. But they won’t drop charges against Doan Thi Huong.

For decades, Boeing has worked to ingratiate itself with regulators and policymakers. That effort could be important as the company responds to a pair of deadly crashes.

The woman said she used J&J talc-based products in the 1960s and ’70s and later developed mesothelioma. The pharmaceutical company says its product is safe and plans to appeal.

The former Texas congressman raised a national profile, and a lot of campaign money, in his unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018. He has been touring the country since.

For people of color, “civility” is often a means of containing them, preventing social mobility and preserving the status quo.

Andrew Weissmann, one of the best-known lawyers in special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, is set to depart soon from that job and the Justice Department, NPR has learned.

“I was born realizing the flaws in the criminal justice system,” the senator and former prosecutor says. In an interview with NPR, Harris discusses immigration and how reparations is a health issue.

The criminal case about parents who allegedly paid bribes to get their children into top schools spotlights the admissions process. Officials look for aspects of the applications that reveal lies.