Law

Los Angeles Sheriff deputies on March 3.

National

Some California police are biased. A report says they have no clear plans to fix that

8:00am May 01, 2022

by Eric Westervelt

A scathing report by California's Auditor of five large police departments finds evidence of officer bias against women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ people, and there's no goal to improve.

National

What the leaked Jan. 6 recordings say about democracy right now

5:23pm April 30, 2022

Some Republicans are on the defensive about what they said or wrote privately after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. NPR's Michel Martin discusses that with Harvard professor Steven Levitsky.

'American Idol' winner Laine Hardy is accused of bugging an ex-girlfriend's dorm

9:37am April 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

His ex allegedly found a listening device — which resembled a phone charger — under her futon, according to a warrant. Hardy faces a felony charge over the allegation.

A judge has declined to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction.

National

A judge again upholds Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction

9:06am April 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

Earlier this month, the judge refused to toss out her conviction after a juror disclosed during deliberations that he had been sexually abused as a child.

A woman representing a rape victim leads protesters in Berlin demonstrating in an April 16 march against Russian military aggression in the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Syria.

World News

Rape has reportedly become a weapon in Ukraine. Finding justice may be difficult

9:00am April 30, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Widespread allegations of rape at the hands of Russian soldiers have been coming out of Ukraine. Experts say rape in conflict is often used to pursue strategic aims.

The University of Southern California has settled lawsuits with 80 former students, mostly gay and bisexual men, who accuse a male former school doctor of sexual misconduct. The agreement for an undisclosed sum follows settlements by the Los Angeles schoo

USC settles lawsuits with 80 men who say a former school doctor sexually abused them

6:18am April 30, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Attorneys for the alleged victims say the cases date back to as early as 1997, with the latest occurring in 2018. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Director and actress Olivia Wilde examines an envelope reading "Personal and Confidential" while onstage during the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas on April 26. A man from the audience had slid the mysterious envelope toward her. It turns out she had be

Arts

Inside the world of process serving: Explaining what happened to Olivia Wilde

5:12pm April 29, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Actor Jason Sudeikis says he never meant for his former fiancée to be served papers in front of thousands of spectators. But how did that happen? A process server explains the mechanics of the system.

Queue Listen Now

The 1944 law behind the CDC's authority

4:42pm April 29, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lawrence Gostin, professor of public health law at Georgetown, about the Public Health Service Act — which authorizes the CDC to set measures to combat disease spread.

Amber Heard has filed a countersuit against Johnny Depp, seeking $100 million in damages and saying his legal team falsely accused her of fabricating claims against Depp. The former couple are seen here in court last week.

The ACLU says Amber Heard has paid less than half of her $3.5 million donation pledge

3:50pm April 29, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The actor made the pledge as she ended her marriage to Johnny Depp, saying she would split $7 million between the ACLU and a children's hospital. Depp's defamation case against Heard is ongoing.

A second Oath Keeper pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 riot

3:12pm April 29, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

Brian Ulrich pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and obstruction, and agreed to cooperate with government investigators.