Law

A screen grab from a video posted by Jacqueline Craig's niece shows an officer holding Craig on the ground while issuing commands. Police arrested Craig after she called to report a man had grabbed her son and accused him of littering.

National

Video Of Woman's Arrest In Texas Sparks Anger And Internal Police Inquiry

1:17pm December 23, 2016

by Bill Chappell

What began as a dispute over littering rapidly escalated into a white police officer forcefully arresting a black woman and her two daughters in Fort Worth.

Politics & Government

Trump Conflicts Could Violate The Constitution On Day 1, Lawyers Say

11:22am December 23, 2016

Donald Trump will enter the White House with more potential conflicts of interest than any recent president. Steve Inskeep talks to recent White House ethics lawyers Richard Painter and Norman Eisen.

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Ethel Rosenberg Was Collateral Damage In Soviet Spy Case, Sons Say

7:29am December 23, 2016

In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed on spying convictions. Steve Inskeep talks to Robert and Michael Meeropol, the Rosenberg sons, about their quest to have their mother exonerated.

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Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca leaves federal court in Los Angeles on Monday.

National

Mistrial Declared In Corruption Case Against Former LA Sheriff Lee Baca

6:44pm December 22, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Baca was accused of obstruction of justice in connection with the beating of inmates and other misconduct within the sheriff's department. The jury was deadlocked on its fourth day of deliberations.

Gallery Owner Arrested For Trafficking Stolen Antiquities Worth Millions Of Dollars

6:11pm December 22, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Nancy Wiener was arrested for allegedly possessing and selling stolen artifacts through her New York City gallery. The court complaint describes an elaborate conspiracy carried out around the world.

Palma's mother, Rita, stands outside the family's house in El Paso. She says her son was born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, because she did not have enough money to give birth at an American hospital.

National

You Say You're An American, But What If You Had To Prove It Or Be Deported?

3:12pm December 22, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

It's illegal for immigration officials to detain U.S. citizens. But an NPR analysis of public records found that in an eight-year period, some 1,500 people who were held turned out to be Americans.

MALM dressers are seen at an Ikea store in Hangzhou, China, this July. The company recalled millions of dressers after three toddlers died in three years from tip-over incidents with Malm dressers.

National

Ikea To Pay $50 Million Over 3 Toddler Deaths From Dresser Tip-Overs

2:31pm December 22, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Unsecured Malm dressers, prone to tipping over, killed three children in three years. A wrongful death suit has been settled, lawyers for the families say; Ikea confirmed a "tentative" agreement.

North Carolina Lawmakers Fail To Repeal Controversial Bathroom Law

8:55pm December 21, 2016

by Jeff Tiberii

North Carolina legislators failed to repeal the state's contentious bathroom law on Wednesday during a special session called by Gov. Pat McCrory.

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Repeal Of North Carolina's HB2 Law Fails As Legislature Adjourns Special Session

8:17pm December 21, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A deal between Charlotte leaders and state lawmakers called for the repeal of both a local ordinance and the controversial state law. The repeal failed a Senate vote, and the Legislature adjourned.

A Houston grand jury investigating undercover footage at this Houston Planned Parenthood clinic found no wrongdoing by the clinic and instead indicted anti-abortion activists involved in making misleading videos about the handling of fetal tissue.

Texas Moves To Block Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Funds

7:38pm December 21, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

State health officials say they will cut off millions of dollars of federal funding in 30 days. Federal courts have struck down similar moves in at least three other states.