DOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids The defendants carried out a plot to steal $250 million from a federal nutrition program meant to serve needy children in Minnesota. Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering proportions." Vanessa Romo
Adnan Syed, subject of 'Serial' podcast, is released after his conviction is vacated Syed was 18 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Lee was murdered in 1999 when she was also 18. Jaclyn Diaz
The Jan. 6 rioter who wore a 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets 75 days in jail Photographs of Keith Packer wearing the antisemitic sweatshirt went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Packer said he wore it because he was "cold," according to a court filing. The Associated Press
Alex Jones' defamation trials show the limits of deplatforming for a select few Revelations from Jones' defamation trials point to the existence of a rarified class of extreme internet personalities who are better shielded from efforts to stem the reach of their content. Lisa Hagen
U.S. charges 3 Iranian nationals in global hacking campaign Three Iranian nationals have been charged for allegedly conducting a global hacking campaign that targeted victims and the U.S. and other countries for extortion. Ryan Lucas
Three finalists for SPD chief Seattle is getting closer to finding a new police chief. And there are 3 finalists in the running. Crime, police reform, and public safety are top priorities. We’ll hear about the selection process from Seattle Times reporter Sarah Grace Taylor. Jennie Cecil Moore
How do former President Trump's legal issues look to a prosecutor? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former federal prosecutor Shan Wu about Justice Department legal arguments over the seizure of sensitive material from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
A second trial begins for Alex Jones over his Sandy Hook hoax claims A Connecticut jury began hearing arguments in a second trial to decide how much money the conspiracy theorist should pay relatives of victims for spreading a lie that the massacre was a hoax. The Associated Press
The man who shot and killed John Lennon in 1980 was denied parole for the 12th time Mark David Chapman, 67, is being held at Green Haven Correctional Facility in New York. His next opportunity for parole will be in February 2024. Dustin Jones
Seattle Pacific University leaders are sued for anti-LGBTQ hiring practices The lawsuit says the university discriminates against potential faculty members by prohibiting individuals in same-sex relationships from being hired. Dustin Jones
