Law

Examining What Michael Flynn's Cooperation Means To Russia Probe

7:33am December 06, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Michael Isikoff, chief investigative reporter for Yahoo News and co-author of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump.

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News Brief: Huawei CFO, USA Gymnastics, Hurricane Damages Puerto Rican Tombs

5:43am December 06, 2018

Canadian authorities arrest the CFO of one of China's largest companies. The organization overseeing U.S. gymnastics files for bankruptcy. A Puerto Rican cemetery remains closed after Hurricane Maria.

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Juan David Ortiz, a U.S. Border Patrol supervisor, who was indicted Wednesday on charges of capital murder in the killings of four women in Texas.

National

Border Patrol Supervisor Indicted After Allegedly Confessing To Killing 4 Women

10:12pm December 05, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

A Texas prosecutor says the suspect targeted sex workers in an effort to clean the streets of Laredo. If convicted, Juan David Ortiz could face execution.

The two men face federal charges of infecting Atlanta's computers with their SamSam ransomware. The suspects have previously been charged in a similar scheme in New Jersey.

National

Georgia Charges Iranians In Ransomware Attack On Atlanta

9:15pm December 05, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

U.S. Attorney Byung Pak says Faramarz Savandi and Mohammed Mansouri were behind the cyber extortion scheme that crippled many of the city's computer systems in March, causing millions in damages.

World News

True Crime Podcast Leads To Arrest Of Ex-Rugby Star Over Wife's Disappearance

6:57pm December 05, 2018

by Denise Couture

When Australian Chris Dawson's wife went missing in 1982, he claimed she had joined a religious cult. Now he is under arrest for her alleged murder.

USA Gymnastics says filing for bankruptcy gives it "the opportunity to reorganize."

USA Gymnastics Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

6:42pm December 05, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

USAG says the filing will help resolve claims against it by athletes who allege abuse by former team doctor Larry Nassar. But bankruptcy may disrupt the pending legal actions against the organization.

One-Room School Struggles With IRS Error

Education

A Double Standard For Discipline? Why Students Weren’t Punished After A Nazi Salute

4:08pm December 05, 2018

We talk a lot about speech on college campuses. But what about K-12?

Activist Maya Little, photographed in May before the toppling of the "Silent Sam" Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Little was arrested and charged on Tuesday, after protesting the university's plans to bring the statu

Student Arrested After Protesting University's Plan To Return A Confederate Statue

3:12pm December 05, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Maya Little led a rally against the plan to relocate "Silent Sam" in a new, multimillion-dollar history and education center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Politics & Government

Flynn Met With DOJ Lawyers 19 Times, Mueller's Team Says

7:27am December 05, 2018

by Tim Mak

Prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller say former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has provided substantial help to investigators and deserves leniency in sentencing.

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The presidential limousine, aka "The Beast", is parked in front of the Trump Hotel as President Trump attends dinner with supporters on April 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

Trump Emoluments Case: A Blast Of Subpoenas And A Politically Risky Schedule

5:00am December 05, 2018

A lawsuit involving President Trump and his D.C. hotel could hit the headlines in the fall of 2019, prime time in the next presidential campaign.

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