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Trial of former Uvalde school police officer paused after testimony of key witness

Testimony in the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer was paused Tuesday after the prosecution was accused of withholding information after a key witness changed their testimony.
- Camille Phillips
Trial of former Uvalde school officer where 21 people died opens in Texas

A former Uvalde, Texas, police officer goes to trial for his response in the 2022 school shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. He faces 29 charges of child endangerment.
- Camille Phillips
The criminal prosecution of Nicolás Maduro is underway. Here's what to expect

Now begins what could be a lengthy legal process of pretrial motions, potential plea negotiations and possibly a jury trial of the authoritarian leader who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade.
- Joe Hernandez
Maduro pleads not guilty to criminal charges in federal court

The now-deposed president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, appears in court for the first time to face criminal charges in New York since his capture in a U.S. military operation.
- Jasmine Garsd
Maduro indictment hearing underway

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores make their first court appearance in the federal narco-terrorism case.
- Jaclyn Diaz
Nicolás Maduro will appear in U.S. federal court on Monday

The Venezuelan president, who was captured by U.S. forces early Saturday, is awaiting trial in New York City on federal criminal charges.
- Joe Hernandez
Can the U.S. claim a law-enforcement justification for entering Venezuela?

Scott Anderson, an international law expert at the Brookings Institution, weighs the legal case for the U.S. operation in Venezuela.
- Daniel Ofman
What are the charges against Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro?

The U.S. Justice Department has unsealed a new indictment alleging "drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracies" against Maduro, his wife and other defendants.
- Ryan Lucas
Rideshare union rights, social media limits and other state laws taking effect Jan. 1

Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are. Here are six in 2026.
- Mawa Iqbal
Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

Former special counsel Jack Smith also described President Trump as the "most culpable and most responsible person" in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a transcript of Smith's closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee.
- The Associated Press

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