Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was found not guilty in November in the death of Kate Steinle, was sentenced Friday on a state gun violation to time already served. He will now face federal gun charges.
New developments in the Russia investigation include the disclosure that White House counsel Don McGahn tried to convince Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to recuse himself from overseeing the probe.
A change in the new tax law eliminates the deduction for donations made to university athletic departments to acquire season tickets. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Mack Rhoades, the athletic director at Baylor University about the change.
A new law took effect this week allowing drivers in certain rural Oregon counties to pump their own gas. For decades, the state has required an attendant to pump gas for drivers.
Democrats say the new tax law unfairly targets blue states. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will file a lawsuit, while confusion reigns for Americans who tried to prepay property taxes.
Seven states saw a third or more of their hospitals punished under the federal health law's campaign against hospital-acquired conditions. Critics accuse some unscathed hospitals of gaming the system.