Trump Spoke With Cohen As They, Aides, Sealed Hush Money Deals In 2016 New court documents describe Trump's direct involvement with negotiations that led to a $130,000 payment to an adult film star to buy her silence about her alleged extramarital affair with Trump. Ryan Lucas
Jeffrey Epstein Is Denied Bail In Sex Trafficking Case U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman ordered the 66-year-old multimillionaire to remain in jail until trial. Federal prosecutors had called Epstein a flight risk. Bobby Allyn
Prosecutors Drop Criminal Charges Against Actor Kevin Spacey In Sexual Assault Case Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said in court documents filed Wednesday, he was abandoning the case "due to the unavailability of the complaining witness." Vanessa Romo
'No Meaningful Oversight': ICE Contractor Overlooked Problems At Detention Centers Public scrutiny of the health and safety conditions at immigration detention centers is growing. But the contractor ICE hired to inspect those conditions is accused of ignoring problems for years. Yuki Noguchi
'El Chapo' Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years A federal judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years. He was convicted on murder conspiracy and drug charges in February.
Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Is Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years In U.S. Prison Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the 62-year-old former head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was convicted in February for drug crimes. A life sentence was mandatory. Bill Chappell
John Paul Stevens, Retired Supreme Court Justice, Dies At 99 Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, who served on the United States Supreme Court for nearly 35 years, died Tuesday of complications following a stroke. He was 99 years old. Nina Totenberg
NYPD Officer Involved In Eric Garner's Death Won't Face Federal Charges NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Josie Duffy Rice, president of "The Appeal" about the Justice Department declining to bring federal charges against a NYPD officer in the 2014 death of Eric Garner.
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, A Maverick On The Bench, Dies At 99 Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, he was known for his "crafty and genial hand" and as a "judge's judge." Nina Totenberg
Court strikes down Seattle's wealth tax, but opens door for uniform income tax Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW's Carolyn Adolph about a State Court of Appeals ruling that says Seattle's wealth tax is unconstitutional. Kim Malcolm