Law

Dylann Roof faces a competency hearing Monday in the federal courthouse in Charleston, S.C. He is accused of hate crimes in the killings of nine people at Emanuel AME Church in June.

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Closed Competency Hearing Set For Defendant In Charleston, S.C., Church Shootings

5:46pm November 18, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The judge has set Monday's hearing to decide if Dylann Roof is mentally competent to be tried in the murders of nine people. The judge said the hearing will be closed to help assure Roof a fair trial.

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions pledges his support for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before speaking to supporters on Oct. 10 at a rally in Ambridge, Pa.

Trump Names Picks For National Security Adviser, Attorney General, CIA Director

12:15pm November 18, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Sen. Jeff Sessions has been offered the post of attorney general, while Rep. Mike Pompeo and Michael Flynn have been offered the respective positions of CIA chief and national security adviser.

A judge on the High Court in London granted a dying British teenager's request to be cryogenically frozen. The ruling was last month, but media coverage was restricted while the girl was still alive.

Health & Safety

Dying Teenager In U.K. Wins Right To Be Cryogenically Frozen

11:53am November 18, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The case is described as the first of its kind: A 14-year-old girl with cancer asked a court to grant her last wish, that her body be preserved in case future technology allows her to be revived.

JPMorgan Chase Agrees To Pay $264 Million In Chinese Bribery Scheme

10:18am November 18, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

JPMorgan Chase and its Hong Kong affiliate have agreed to pay fines totaling $264 million for their role in a scheme to win lucrative contracts in China. The bank acknowledged running a program in which it hired relatives of influential Chinese officials in exchange for certain business contracts. A Justice Department official said the scheme amounted to bribery.

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President-Elect's Legal Team Wants Judge To Delay Trump University Case

7:47am November 18, 2016

by Ina Jaffe

Lawyers in a civil fraud case against Donald Trump and Trump University are in court again Friday to see if Trump can delay the case until after his inauguration. The trial is to begin in 10 days.

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach supports Donald Trump during a rally in Wichita, Kan.

Renewed Support For Muslim Registry Called 'Abhorrent'

7:12pm November 17, 2016

by Kat Chow

Two backers of President-elect Donald Trump invoke ignominious and discredited ideas in support of Muslim registration.

Brendan Dassey is escorted into a Wisconsin court for sentencing in 2007.

Brendan Dassey Of 'Making A Murderer' To Remain In Prison, Appeals Court Rules

4:15pm November 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

An appeals court did not uphold a previous order that Dassey be released from prison while the state appeals a judge's decision to overturn his conviction for murder and sexual assault.

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CHARTS: Here's What Donald Trump Has Said On The Issues

3:38pm November 17, 2016

by Meg Anderson

NPR examined what the president-elect has said about the 10 issues voters care most about.

U.S. officials say JPMorgan Chase has been cooperating with American investigators looking into the bank's hiring practices in Asia.

JPMorgan Chase Paying $264 Million To Settle Allegations Of Nepotism In China

3:09pm November 17, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

U.S. officials say the bank had a program to hire the friends and relatives of Chinese government officials who could send business its way.

National

Minn. Police Officer Faces Felony Charges In Death Of Philando Castile

4:31am November 17, 2016

by Matt Sepic

A police officer in Minnesota is facing multiple felony charges in last summer's shooting death of Philando Castile. Prosecutors say officer Jeronimo Yanez shot the 32-year-old African-American man seven times during a traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb, even though he posed no threat to anyone. The incident sparked outrage around the world when Castile's girlfriend live streamed the immediate aftermath on Facebook.

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