The indictment on Thursday also included charges against Verdejo's accomplice, who officials say was promised some payment to help drug, kill, and dispose of Keishla Marlen Rodríguez Ortiz.
A federal judge has ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its authority by issuing a nationwide moratorium on evictions. The fate of millions of renters rests on appeal.
The two women, age 84 and 63, were attacked while waiting at a bus stop on Tuesday, police said. It's the latest in a string of nationwide violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday issued a stunning ruling: It said a decades-old legal shield preventing platforms from lawsuits should not apply to Snapchat in a case involving a fatal car crash.
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Hank Nuwer about concerns that a pandemic-induced lull in hazing-related deaths may reverse as college students return to campus.
Dean Alford is charged with one count of racketeering, one count of criminal attempt, one count of computer forgery and five counts of forgery in the second degree.
The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted last month for murdering George Floyd is asking the court for a new trial. His lawyers say Chauvin's case was tainted by pretrial publicity.
Cellphone users from the U.S. border with Canada south to the border with Mexico should receive a mobile alert from the early warning system when an earthquake is detected.
In what could be their last case of the season, the justices heard arguments about whether to apply changes in the law to those sentenced for small amounts of crack cocaine.
NPR's Noel King talks to freelance reporter Kimon de Greef about New York City's songbird competitions and why some people go as far as to try to smuggle finches into the U.S.
Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question was argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.
Canada added three right-wing groups to its list of "terrorist entities," including the Proud Boys. The designation highlights Canada's different approach to confronting domestic far-right groups.
Voting machine engineer Eric Coomer was falsely accused of rigging the election against former President Donald Trump by the conservative cable network. He faced death threats and has been in hiding.
In a ruling stemming from protests of the murder of George Floyd, a federal judge ordered police in the Ohio city to stop using tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets against nonviolent protesters.
