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City of PhoenixThe small Southern Oregon town of Phoenix is taking the lead in dismissing old traffic court debt, which can often haunt low-income people for years. -
Amid rising concern over domestic extremism, an NPR analysis found military veterans were overrepresented in those charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol when compared to the general population.
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Eight alleged members of extremist groups were charged in the past week in connection with the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol.
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A witness, identified as a former romantic partner of the woman, says she intended to sell the computer to a Russian friend, who planned to then pass it to the Kremlin's foreign intelligence service.
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The capitol in Salem was on guard for violence in the run-up to Tuesday's presidential inauguration, but on Sunday, only handful of armed demonstrators showed up.
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The FBI warned of the potential for "armed protests" at all 50 state capitols starting Sunday, but the demonstrators were a no-show in Sacramento.
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Gov. Kate Brown is using her executive authority to close three Oregon prisons, a move her office said would save the state more than $44 million dollars.
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In November a Black teenager in Ashland was reportedly shot and killed by a white man during an argument about loud music. Now, Aidan Ellison’s family is suing.
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Is the California State Capitol safe from potential rioters? Several law enforcement officials and lawmakers say they believe so.
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Rep. Louie Gohmert and other Republicans argue that the Constitution lets Vice President Pence reject Biden electors and count those for Trump. The judge says the plaintiffs have no standing to sue.
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State prosecutors in California will investigate all police shootings that result in the death of an unarmed civilian, under a new law that takes effect in 2021.
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As the Trump administration accelerates the pace of federal executions in its final days, some Democrats are feeling more urgency to push the president-elect to act upon taking office.
!["[President-elect Joe Biden] says he opposes the death penalty, so we want him to use his clemency power and end this cruelty once and for all," said Rep.-elect Cori Bush, a Missouri Democrat.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e15de7e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5344x2977+0+14/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2020%2F12%2F28%2Fgettyimages-1229685651_wide-faa65112b0812729f4eaae754fd49b3df2cfda85.jpg)