Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on new fentanyl sanctions The sanctions are centered on members of the notorious La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel and their organization's efforts to bring synthetic opiates — including fentanyl — and other illicit substances across the Southern border.
Supreme Court upholds gun possession ban for those under domestic violence court order In the 8-to-1 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that Second Amendment rights had limits.
Couples say they can't get married because of this government program's outdated rules Joseph Shapiro
Supreme Court leaves Trump-era offshore tax in place on investors The case had potentially trillions of dollars in tax consequences for the federal budget, and the court's decision could have severely limited congressional options in enacting tax policy. Nina Totenberg
President Marcos Jr. vowed to end killings in the Philippines' drug war, but deaths continue In 2022, when the Philippines’ current president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office, he vowed to end the killing in the drug crackdown. But as NPR’s Emily Feng reports, the killings continue.
Some say Maryland’s mass marijuana pardons don’t go far enough This week Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned 175,000 people with marijuana convictions. But some advocates say pardons might not be enough to remove the barriers faced by people with a criminal record. Meg Anderson
NYC pastor is sentenced to 9 years for fraud, including taking a single mom's $90,000 "Lamor Whitehead is a con man who stole millions of dollars in a string of financial frauds,” a U.S. attorney said. In 2022, the high-profile pastor was robbed during a livestreamed service in Brooklyn. Bill Chappell
BNSF Railway ordered to pay $395 million after years of trespassing on Swinomish land A federal judge has ordered BNSF Railway to pay the Swinomish Tribe $395 million for illegally running mile-long oil trains through the tribe’s reservation for nearly a decade. John Ryan
She died in a New York jail. Her family still has questions, alleges medical neglect Niki Capaci, 40, died in May 2023 after three days in the custody of a New York jail. Her family is suing the jail, claiming its medical provider, Wellpath, failed to treat her for opioid withdrawal. Jaclyn Diaz
Maryland is pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions. It's part of a trend Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order pardoning more than 175,000 cannabis convictions on Monday, making Maryland the latest state to try to undo the harm imposed by criminal records. Bill Chappell
