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New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference regarding congestion pricing in New York City on November 14, 2024.

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  • Law

Adultery is no longer illegal in New York

It was considered a Class B misdemeanor, which carries a jail sentence of up to three months.

November 25, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
An Oct. 31, 2016, photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Erik Menendez, left, and a Feb. 22, 2018, photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Lyle Menendez.

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  • Law

Should sex abuse evidence set the Menendez brothers free? A judge will decide.

A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murders of their parents 30 years ago.

November 25, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Then-President Donald Trump stands next to Judge Amy Coney Barrett before her ceremonial swearing-in for the position of the U.S. Supreme Court associate justice in 2020.

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  • Law

President-elect set to shape 'Trump judiciary' for next generation

Legal experts predict President-elect Donald Trump will move quickly next year to cement and extend his legacy in appointing federal judges.

November 23, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt attends The Telegraph Hay festival at Dairy Meadows on May 25, 2013, in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.

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  • Technology

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses the DOJ move to have Google sell off Chrome

Michel Martin asks former Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the government's move to separate Google from its Chrome browser and the future of artificial intelligence as envisioned in the book "Genesis."

November 23, 2024
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By:
  • Michel Martin
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump pauses before speaking during a campaign rally on Sept. 25, in Mint Hill, N.C.

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  • Law

Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case

The decision to indefinitely adjourn next week's sentencing date comes several days after both lawyers agreed that a stay would help sort out unprecedented legal questions.

November 22, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Jonathan Majors arrives at the Ebony Power 100 gala on Sunday, Nov. 17.

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  • Law

Jonathan Majors and ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari settle assault and defamation case

In a civil lawsuit this spring, the actor's former girlfriend alleged a "pattern of pervasive domestic abuse" in addition to defamation. Her legal team said the suit has been settled.

November 22, 2024
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By:
  • Clare Lombardo
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference meeting on Feb. 23 in National Harbor, Md.

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  • Politics

Trump names former Florida AG Pam Bondi as his new pick for U.S. attorney general

After former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration, President-elect Donald Trump named Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his next pick for U.S. attorney general.

November 21, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
The International Criminal Court building is pictured in The Hague, Netherlands, on Thursday, when arrest warrants were issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant of Israel, and Hamas leader Muhammad Deif.

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  • World

What is the ICC and can it really arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

The ICC also issued warrants for Yoav Gallant, former Israeli defense minister, and Hamas leader Muhammad Deif. But it doesn't have an enforcement mechanism and relies on states to make the arrests.

November 21, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who President-elect Donald Trump had nominated to be attorney general, walks alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance as they arrive for meetings with senators at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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  • Politics

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump's attorney general pick

Allegations of sex trafficking and drug use had stirred controversy over Matt Gaetz being attorney general.

November 21, 2024
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  • Elena Moore,
  • Deirdre Walsh,
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India's Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani addresses the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar, India, Jan.10, 2024.

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  • Business

U.S. charges Indian billionaire with defrauding investors, hiding bribery scheme

One of the world's richest people has been indicted on charges he duped investors in a massive solar energy project in India by concealing that it was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme.

November 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Cinematographer Bianca Cline and director Joel Souza at the <em>Rust </em>premiere in Torun, Poland on Wednesday.

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  • Arts & Life

After a fatal on-set shooting, 'Rust' continued production. On Wednesday, it premiered

Three years ago, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when a gun held by Alec Baldwin went off on set. Her husband settled a wrongful death suit to become a producer of the film, which premiered in Poland on Wednesday.

November 20, 2024
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York stands in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in 2019.

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  • Law

Federal courts trumpet steps to protect workers after #MeToo movement

The federal courts say they have taken "extensive" steps to protect workers from abuse, discrimination and harassment since the rise of the #MeToo movement, but critics say many workers don't trust the internal system for reporting complaints.

November 20, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Matthew Whitaker, Trump's pick as ambassador to NATO, speaks during a Trump rally at Montana State University on Aug. 9, in Bozeman, Mt.

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  • Politics

Trump picks Matthew Whitaker for ambassador to NATO

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Matthew Whitaker as his ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which Trump has long criticized for taking advantage of U.S. defense spending.

November 20, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas and
  • Stephen Fowler
Donald Trump sits in a Manhattan criminal courtroom with members of his legal team for the continuation of his hush money trial on April 25, 2024 in New York City.

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  • Law

Manhattan prosecutors ask for additional pause in Trump hush-money criminal case

Manhattan prosecutors are asking for a further pause in the criminal trial against President-elect Donald Trump in order to give both sides time to weigh the unprecedented nature of the situation.

November 19, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse in Houston for a bankruptcy hearing in June.

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  • National

The fight for Alex Jones' Infowars company heats up as Jones sues to hold on

The Onion thought it had the last laugh when it was named the winning bidder after last week's bankruptcy auction. Now, Jones says that bid was "fake dollars" and wants a judge to disqualify it

November 19, 2024
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  • Tovia Smith
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