Law

Mueller Report: Understanding Redactions

9:36am April 07, 2019

Lawmakers anxiously await the Mueller report, but there's a catch: redactions. Greg Brower, formerly the FBI's chief liaison to Congress, discusses with Lulu Garcia-Navarro what might be blacked out.

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National

How Do Illegal Drugs Cross The U.S.-Mexico Border?

5:36pm April 06, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Gil Kerlikowske, former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, about how illicit drugs end up in the United States.

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An Apple store in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Two students in Oregon allegedly defrauded the company out of nearly $900,000, according to a criminal complaint.

Two Students Allegedly Cheated Apple Out Of Nearly $900,000 In Fake iPhone Scheme

9:30pm April 05, 2019

Prosecutors say it was an elaborate deception that involved roping in friends and family, while using nonsensical pseudonyms and a slew of mailing addresses. The plot seems to have come from China.

Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor (center) departs federal court in Boston in January. The criminal trial of Kapoor and four other executives from the company wrapped up on Friday.

Criminal Trial Of Opioid-Peddling Drug Company Execs Goes To The Jury

9:19pm April 05, 2019

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The 10-week trial of five executives from Insys Therapeutics wrapped up in Boston on Friday. The executives are accused of bribing doctors and deceiving insurance companies to boost opioid sales.

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The new standard in Kansas, which took effect on Monday, lifts the cap on beer alcohol levels, but only to a degree. The new maximum is 6 percent alcohol by volume.

National

The End Is Near For 3.2 Beer

6:23pm April 05, 2019

by Frank Morris

The end of a Depression-era alcohol has brewers happy to see the stuff go. "It was just a pain in the posterior, you know, for everyone," says one brewer.

The office of International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (center) says her visa for U.S. travel has been stripped. The State Department confirmed the move Friday.

U.S. Strips Visa From World Criminal Court Prosecutor Pursuing War-Crimes Inquiry

4:32pm April 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's office has previously said it found reasonable basis to think that U.S. personnel "committed acts of torture" and other crimes in Afghanistan.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is suing the Federal Election Commission to overturn a rule regulating personal loans to political campaigns.

Politics & Government

Ted Cruz Sues Federal Election Commission

12:34pm April 05, 2019

by Peter Overby

The Texas GOP senator says donors should be able to cover his campaign loans after an election. Anti-corruption advocates warn against a loophole for wealthy contributors to influence lawmakers.

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, pictured on Monday, has pared back the state's lawsuit against opioid drug makers.

Oklahoma Drops Some Claims To 'Refocus' Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers

11:43pm April 04, 2019

Attorney General Mike Hunter said paring back the suit against firms at the center of the national epidemic will speed up any payouts and help communities recover.

National

Alabama State Sen. Cam Ward Discusses DOJ Report On Unsafe Prison Conditions

5:49pm April 04, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Alabama State Sen. Cam Ward, chair of the prison oversight committee, about a Justice Department report on Alabama's unsafe and unconstitutional prison conditions.

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Australian Attorney General Christian Porter (left) and Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield hold a press conference in Canberra. Australia's parliament has passed legislation punishing Internet platforms for failing to remove violent audio and video

World News

Australia To Criminalize Failure To Remove Violent Content From Internet Platforms

12:10pm April 04, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The bill that passed on Thursday is intended to hold companies responsible for videos and audio such as the livestream of two mosque shootings in New Zealand.