Prosecutors argued that the defendants thought their ties to Venezuela's first family would facilitate their scheme to smuggle a large shipment of cocaine to the U.S.
Eric Schneiderman called the settlement "a stunning reversal by Donald Trump and a major victory for the over 6,000 victims of his fraudulent university."
Thirty years ago, Jeff Sessions' history of racial comments derailed him from a job as a federal judge. Now, President-elect Trump has nominated the Alabama senator to run the Justice Department.
The Obama administration has removed Arctic locations from planned oil and gas leases for the next 5 years. Ten of the 11 approved lease areas are in the Gulf of Mexico.
President-elect Donald Trump has settled three outstanding lawsuits related to his now defunct Trump University. The $25 million settlement was announced Friday by the New York Attorney General's office.
NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Liel Leibovitz about his piece in Tablet magazine called "What to Do About Trump? The Same Thing My Grandfather Did In 1930s Vienna."