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The trial of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on criminal contempt charges begins Monday. Arpaio is accused of ignoring a judge's order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants.

The laws were spurred by the criminal case of an emergency room doctor charged with performing the procedure on multiple girls in suburban Detroit. The United States banned the practice in 1996.

In an interview, the Russian opposition leader accuses President Vladimir Putin of ordering the attack with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. A Kremlin spokesperson calls the accusation groundless.

Julius Jones has spent the past 20 years behind bars for a killing he says he did not commit. An Oklahoma parole board is set to decide Monday whether he gets closer to possible release.

Researchers say they have identified the oldest existing structure in the U.S. dedicated to teaching Black children. It's a small, white building on the College of William & Mary's campus.

U.S. officials believe Russia is behind the massive hack of government agencies. NPR discusses what Russia is trying to achieve with this hacking effort and how it has perfected its cybercapabilities.

Parler, the messaging app favored by far-right activists, has a new home. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Friedberg of Harvard's Shorenstein Center. He tracks social media and hate groups,

While not a ban on anti-camping laws, House Bill 3115 is designed to ensure cities around the state are aligned with recent federal rulings limiting how local governments can regulate camping.

An Oregon City man faces one charge of second-degree murder, six counts of failure to perform the duties of a driver related to injuries and a seventh charge of failure to perform related to the death in connection with a series of hit-and-run vehicle collisions Monday.

The change is part of the president's plan to reshape U.S. foreign policy to center "on democracy, human rights, and equality," Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.