Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy "Let's Get It On" Ed Sheeran has won a copyright trial brought by the co-writer of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On. Ashley Brown Play AudioListen 2 mins
New York rolls back bail reforms that gave judges more discretion New York is rolling back some bail reforms it passed earlier to give judges more discretion on who gets released from custody. The move follows criticism of no-bail reform enacted in 2022. Jasmine Garsd Play AudioListen 4 mins
Trials have become an endangered species. A new effort is trying to change that Advocates say defendants who go to trial face much longer prison sentences — a so-called trial penalty. It can even lead innocent people to strike plea deals. Carrie Johnson Play AudioListen 7 mins
A meteorologist's Facebook comments about guns and kids alarm his audience The founder of iWeatherNet, a Facebook page and website that posts updates about Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta-area weather, commented about being armed and impatient when a child rang his doorbell. Jaclyn Diaz
Elon Musk threatens to reassign @NPR on Twitter to 'another company' Musk, who has been scuffling with the media since acquiring the platform last year, asked if NPR was going to start tweeting again. Bobby Allyn
Dueling narratives at the Senate hearing on the Supreme Court Democrats' avowed purpose was to get the Supreme Court to write a code of conduct for itself, or in the absence of that, for Congress to write one. The Republicans avowed purpose was quite different. Nina Totenberg
Record number of people arrested in an international fentanyl operation, DOJ says The Department of Justice announced arrests in an international operation targeting fentanyl sales on the dark web that spanned the U.S., Europe and South America. Nearly 300 people were arrested. Deepa Shivaram
Senators hear testimony on Supreme Court ethics There are, however, no witnesses presenting the central players in the current drama over high court ethics — no member of the court. Nina Totenberg Play AudioListen 4 mins
More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high U.S. murder clearance or solve rates have hit an all-time low. Experts say mutual mistrust between police and some communities is creating a vicious cycle where unsolved killings breed more mistrust. Eric Westervelt Play AudioListen 6 mins
Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida. Melissa Block Play AudioListen 5 mins
