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Former Vice President Walter Mondale and a former Alabama Supreme Court justice are among those pressing for a bipartisan commission to improve legal services to the poor.

If he does face a court martial and is convicted, Pvt. Manning could be sentenced to life in prison.

Federal sentencing punishments are supposed to be predictable. But Republicans in Congress argue that sentences are not consistent, and they're calling for tough new mandatory prison terms. Others say Congress shouldn't take away the discretion that judges have to evaluate each defendant.

The Justice Department has accused the Gallup Organization of cheating federal agencies out of millions of dollars by inflating the price of federal contracts. Gallup says in a statement that the case is "based on false allegations of a former disgruntled employee."

Newly disclosed court opinions and statements from the Obama administration raise big questions about whether the National Security Agency's surveillance programs are too complicated for anyone to understand or oversee. Self-policing comes with big challenges. Is it possible to control the vast spy agency?

Carrie Johnson talks to Audie Cornish about the charges against Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. He was charged on Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction that killed three people and injured more than 200 at the Boston Marathon. He could be eligible for the death penalty.

Federal prisoners can request compassionate release if they are terminally ill, but a recent investigation found that many die while their requests drift through the system. Now, prison leaders say they will simplify the approval process and start tracking requests electronically.

The Associated Press says the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of its journalists' telephone records as part of a secret government investigation.

Despite a more permissive internal policy, the Obama administration asked a court to leave in place a ruling that gives reporters little protection from testifying against their sources

The Virginia case is one of several that is barreling its way toward the Supreme Court. There have been debates on the gay-rights side over whether to move this issue forward in the political arena or use the court system.

For the first time, the federal government is asserting juveniles' right to counsel by wading into a Georgia case alleging inadequate representation. Authorities say the problems occur nationwide.

Loretta Lynch faced questioning from senators in her bid for confirmation. Republicans used the opportunity to criticize the president's executive actions on immigration and Eric Holder's record.

"I'm not ever going to forget what I've done," says a woman once convicted of prostitution. "But, at the same time, I don't want it thrown in my face every time I'm trying to seek employment."

Confirmation hearings for nominee Loretta Lynch will offer the new Republican majority a chance to register protests about White House action on immigration and other controversial issues.

A Boston hospital gets daily, home blood pressure checks for moms at risk for the pregnancy complication, pre-eclampsia. The effort is a response to alarming rates of Black maternal mortality.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that will expand school vouchers and school choice. Here's what it means.

At least 39 migrants are dead following a fire Monday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the U.S. border. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the migrants started the fire out of despair.

Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $100 million. Now, she has asked a judge to remain free on bail until her appeal is heard.

Before the word "influencer" was a household term, before Instagram and TikTok allowed users to document every moment of their life in real time, Paris Hilton was the woman at the center of it all.

While many cheered the possibility of a huge financial windfall for the city's Black residents, one civil rights leader says the proposal is a distraction from tangible efforts to redress racism.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Antonios Drossos, of mobile data strategy firm Rewheel, about T-Mobile's acquisition of Mint Mobile and competition in the mobile service industry.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor Kevin Iannucci about his new movie Champions.

President Biden made a new agreement with Canada to try to curb migration, the latest in a series of steps he has taken to try to get a handle on an issue likely to be front and center in 2024.

Even though only 5% of those working in video game development identify as Black, Black gamers and developers have had a significant impact on the industry.

The bills would end a decades-old requirement that people obtain state concealed-weapons licenses before they can carry guns.