Joanna Smith was sentenced today for defacing the case of Edgar Degas' Little Dancer sculpture in 2023. National Gallery of Art hide caption
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Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador said he would "hate to think" hospital administrators are publicizing the number of emergency flights out of state "just to make a political statement." Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply
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Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply
The conservative justices of the U.S. Supreme Court Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Trump's immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it
Carolina reviews the strawberry pints picked by farmworkers in a Sanchez Farm field in Plant City, Fla., on Feb. 28. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption
A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow
Twyla Stallworth, a Black woman from Andalusia, Al., filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Andalusia, its police department and Ofc. Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident. Twyla Stallworth hide caption
Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and Microsoft Bing Chat before the viral audio file of Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert spread on social media. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption
Former President Trump talks to reporters after his hush-money trial in New York adjourned for the day Thursday. Mark Peterson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Catherine Berthet of France, whose daughter Camille was killed in the 2019 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, speaks Wednesday alongside other family members of victims after meeting with Justice Department officials. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
After two Boeing 737 Max crashes, families are still seeking answers from DOJ
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein ,appearing in a Los Angeles courtroom in Oct. 2022. Etienne Laurent/Getty Images hide caption
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction in New York overturned
Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference after his defamation trial Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Arizona indicts Trump allies in 'fake elector' scheme; bird flu remnants found in milk
Pamela Hill-Veal says that while she and her family were flying first class on Feb. 10 from Chicago to Phoenix, an American Airlines flight attendant stopped her as she returned to her seat and accused her of slamming the restroom door. Pamela Hill-Veal hide caption
The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about whether a president enjoys broad immunity from criminal prosecution after leaving office. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president
Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks during a forum on Nov. 14, 2022. Meadows has been indicted in Arizona for his alleged efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
The US Supreme Court on April 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. The Court will hear arguments on April 25, 2024, on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Trump is arguing for immunity in his criminal case. Will the Supreme Court agree?
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case examining a federal-state conflict over emergency abortions. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
President Biden has signed a law that gives ByteDance up to a year to fully divest from TikTok, or face a nationwide ban. Kiichiro Sato/AP hide caption
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case from Idaho that centers on abortion rights. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Supreme Court to examine a federal-state conflict over emergency abortions
U.S. Olympic Gymnasts Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and NCAA and world champion gymnast Maggie Nichols testified on Capitol Hill in 2021 about the Inspector General's report on the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
The Supreme Court will hear another case about abortion rights on Wednesday. Protestors gathered outside the court last month when the case before the justices involved abortion pills. Tom Brenner for The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump watches as prosecutor Joshua Steinglass questions David Pecker before Judge Juan Merchan during Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan on Tuesday. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters hide caption
Ex-National Enquirer publisher says he pledged to be Trump's 'eyes and ears'
George Alan Kelly listens to closing arguments in Santa Cruz County Superior Court on April 18, 2024, in Nogales, Ariz. Kelly was charged with second-degree murder in the January 2023 death of 48-year-old Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, who lived south of the border in Nogales, Mexico. Angela Gervasi/Nogales International via AP hide caption
A bill that could ban TikTok nationwide unless it divests from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, is on the fast track to becoming law. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption