Walleye fishermen plead not guilty in cheating scandal
Fishermen Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky are accused of packing weights into fish at an Ohio tournament where nearly $30,000 was on the line.
Law
A judge orders Mark Meadows to testify in a Georgia election probe
The ex-White House chief of staff was ordered to testify before a grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the state's 2020 election.
Three men are convicted of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were found guilty of providing "material support" for a terrorist act as members of a paramilitary group.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is depicted on a new USPS stamp
The U.S. Postal Service cites the late Supreme Court justice's legacy of "important majority opinions advancing equality and strong dissents on socially controversial rulings."
Maryland State Police troopers allege racial discrimination in a new lawsuit
The 40-page class-action lawsuit alleges the state's law enforcement agency has a history of engaging in systemic discrimination against its officers of color.
Scott Peterson is finally moved off California's death row
The California Supreme Court overturned Peterson's death sentence in 2020 for killing his pregnant wife two decades ago. A state judge is now considering if he deserves a new trial.
Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Often they have to sue to get it
Lawyers and health experts, as well as incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, say getting gender-affirming care in prison often comes only after threats of lawsuits or a full legal fight.
In the U.S., some 4.6 million people are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction
An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary dramatically.
Britain's Productivity Problem
Liz Truss is just the latest Prime Minister to be tripped up trying to tackle productivity.
News brief: dirty bomb accusations, Davos in the desert, Trump Organization trial
The West warns Russia over its accusations that Ukraine is preparing a dirty bomb. Top bankers and investors flock to a Saudi conference. Trump's family business goes on trial for tax evasion.