Backlash after San Francisco's DA decided not to file charges against a Walgreens security guard, who shot and killed a suspected shoplifter. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 17, 2023.)
The bill cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature after a final vote in the Senate over the objections of Democrats. Texas is now poised to join at least 17 other states that have enacted similar bans.
Taco John's has held the trademark for the phrase for over 30 years. But Taco Bell argues to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that it has become too common a phrase to belong to a single entity.
The Boot Girls have become among Atlanta's most sought-after entrepreneurs. Armed with $50 keys, they're undercutting the controversial and often shady vehicle-booting industry.
Special Counsel John Durham says the DOJ and FBI "failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law" and in particular, relied on leads provided by Trump's political opponents.
The case dates back to then-citizen Trump's 2013 agreement with the GSA to lease the Old Post Office Building in Washington for conversion into the Trump International Hotel.
In Oregon, an ongoing walkout by Republican lawmakers is blocking Democrats' attempts to pass a law that would protect and expand access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care.
The juvenile suspect allegedly fled the scene with Angel Gomez, 20, who had gotten into a physical altercation with the employee before the shooting occurred, police said.
Michael Stevens II, 38, was released from jail Friday and is now accused of stealing and driving a military vehicle through Maryland before being arrested in Maryland.
In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.
