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File-In this April 10, 2020 file photo Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference in Hall A at the COVID-19 alternate site at McCormick Place in Chicago. Lightfoot says President Donald Trump was aiming to "inflame racist urges" when he threatened to take action against protesters in Minneapolis. Lightfoot was responding to a Trump tweet in which he wrote "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" in response to violent protests over the death of George Floyd after a white police officer knelt on his neck.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Chicago's Top Attorney Resigns Following Scandal Over Botched Police Raid

Chicago officials continue to deal with the fallout over the release of police body cam video showing a 2019 raid by city officers of a Black woman's house, which later proved to be the wrong address.

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6 Facts About Fake News In The 2016 Election

One lesson: Social media plays a bigger role in bringing people to fake news sites than it does in bringing them to real news sites.

Rob Goldstone On His Infamous Russia Email: 'I Had No Idea What I Was Talking About'

The music publicist spoke to NPR ahead of the release of his new book: Pop Stars, Pageants and Presidents: How an Email Trumped My Life.

A call to cancel Brexit is drawing the most support the U.K. government has ever seen for an online petition, causing the Parliament-run website to crash repeatedly on Thursday.

Petition To Cancel Brexit Breaks U.K. Government Website, Tops 1 Million Signatures

"I simply want a large number to slap in the government's face," said Margaret Anne Georgiadou, the petition's organizer. And then came the deluge.

FBI Director James Comey gave unusually passionate remarks about violent crime Thursday, saying "a whole lot of people are dying, and ... they are overwhelmingly young men of color. And we gotta care about that."

Investigating Clinton Email Server, FBI Says It Doesn't 'Give A Rip About Politics'

The agency's director, James Comey, said Thursday that he is closely monitoring the investigation. He also made unusually passionate remarks about violent crime in America.

Eric Trump speaks Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jan. 6 panel seeks phone records from Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle

It marks the first public reporting of the committee seeking records from the former first family.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 13: U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) delivers remarks during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence for almost a year related to the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, will present its findings in a series of televised hearings. On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building during an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for President Joe Biden. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Jan. 6 panel says the Trump campaign misled donors using election lies

A counsel for the panel said in a video that the Trump campaign misled donors in its fundraising after the 2020 election, perpetuating false claims of voter fraud in order to raise funds.

San Francisco sues nation's top food manufacturers over ultraprocessed foods

The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a health crisis.

A committee exhibit shows former Vice President Mike Pence talking on the phone from his secure location during the riot, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Pence prevented a fall into chaos, and 3 other takeaways from Jan. 6 hearing

The committee laid out how Trump and a lawyer advising him pressured Pence even after Trump was aware there was a riot. The question now is whether Trump could face criminal consequences.

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