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WASHINGTON — A California man was indicted today on charges of assaulting law enforcement and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Evan Neumann, 49, of Mill Valley, California, was indicted in the Distr...

Despite the alarms, the Justices' ruling on Friday was a technical one on the issue of legal standing, and the real action is still in the Mississippi case. Plus, the New York City Council moves to let 800,000 noncitizens vote in local elections, as long as they've been residents for 30 days. But what does the state constitution say? This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. Th...

Groupon opened a new Seattle office in 2016 and employs hundreds of people in the area. (GeekWire Photo) Yelp’s attempt to hire a former Groupon vice president in Seattle has sparked a legal battle between the companies over Washington state’s non-compete law. In a lawsuit filed this week in King County Superior Court in Seattle, Yelp alleges that Groupon is illegally enforcing provisions of ...

Justine Hailey Pratt | Bannock County Jail POCATELLO — A local woman faces felony charges for aggravated assault and burglary stemming from an argument with her son-in-law. Justine Hailey Pratt, 50, was arrested after she allegedly forced her way into a home and threatened the resident with a gun. Officers from the Pocatello Police Department were dispatched to the same home twice in the earl...

DENVER (KKTV) - So far in 2021, more than 220 deaths alone were a result of drinking and driving in Colorado, according to the Colonel Matthew Packard with the Colorado State Patrol (CSP). Trooper Josh Lewis with CSP spoke with 11 News on Wednesday as his agency gets set to patrol the highway for the upcoming holidays. You can watch that interview, and hear the messenger Trooper Lewis has to ...

New York City follows Maryland and Illinois in implementing laws aimed at addressing algorithmic discrimination in hiring. When a new law in New York City takes effect at the start of 2023, employers won’t be allowed to use artificial intelligence to screen job candidates unless the tech has gone through an audit to check for bias. The potential for algorithmic discrimination in hiring has be...

The Supreme Court has again declined to block a Texas law that bans most abortions — the most restrictive such measure in the country. But it ruled that clinics can file suit to try and stop the law. Popular on NPR.org NPR Editors' Picks

Chile's government palace is illuminated with the LGBT flag colours after the Senate approved a same-sex marriage bill in Santiago, Chile, December 7, 2021. Alex Ibanez/Courtesy of Chilean Presidency/Handout via REUTERS Chilean Congress Passes Marriage Equality Law The Chilean Congress passed legislation this week that will legalize same-sex marriages in the country. Chilean President Sebas...

Saying the Supreme Court "failed us today," the abortion provider at the heart of the legal challenge to S.B. 8 — the controversial Texas law that allows private citizens to sue anybody who helps to provide an abortion past six weeks of pregnancy — vowed to continue fighting the law, which remains in effect. But the provider and its legal allies said Friday's ruling, a narrow and technical de...