Centuries-Old Law Against Cursing In Public Repealed By Virginia Legislators "Profane swearing" has been illegal in the commonwealth since 1792. The repeal now awaits the governor's signature. Jordan Pascale
Barr Has Considered Resigning Over Trump's Remarks A spokeswoman says the attorney general has "no plans to resign," but the news adds to questions about the politicization of the department under President Trump. Ryan Lucas
Newlywed Police Officers Cut Date Night Short To Stop Armed Robber At Restaurant "We just looked at each other: 'Is this what's going on? Let's go,' " Elizabethtown (Ky.) Detective Chase McKeown said, describing how he and his wife acted to stop a man with a gun. Bill Chappell
Ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich Is Among People Pardoned By Trump The president commuted the sentence of Blagojevich, who was convicted on corruption charges over his attempt to sell a Senate seat once held by President Obama. He was released from prison Tuesday.
Food Fight: How 2 Trump Proposals Could Bite Into School Lunch The pending federal rule changes could push a million kids off free or reduced-price school meals, at least temporarily. Cory Turner
News Brief: Coronavirus, Democratic Presidential Race, Weinstein Trial The impact of the coronavirus shutdown is being felt far beyond China. The Democratic presidential race enters a new phase. And, jury deliberations are set to begin in Harvey Weinstein's trial. David Greene
Warrant-Proof Encrypted Messages Targeted By Trump Administration "End-to-end encryption" has gone mainstream, which means tech companies can't decrypt messages even when law enforcement has a warrant. The Trump administration says that's taking privacy too far. Martin Kaste
Boy Scouts Of America Files For Bankruptcy The Boy Scouts of America has $1.4 billion in assets. The national organization may hope that its bankruptcy filing will shield the even larger assets of its local councils. Wade Goodwyn
The Challenges Of Prosecuting The Case Against Harvey Weinstein NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Aya Gruber, a former defense lawyer who teaches at the University of Colorado, about why the criminal case against Harvey Weinstein in New York is risky for prosecutors.
Virginia Governor's Bill To Ban Assault Weapons Fails, With Help From His Own Party Four state Senate Democrats broke ranks in tabling a bill that would have banned the sale or transfer of certain assault-style weapons. It also would have banned magazines with more than 12 rounds. Brakkton Booker