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Why some alleged Capitol rioters are acting as their own attorneys

More than 100 people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have pleaded guilty. But others are promising to take their cases to trial, including some who have decided to represent themselves.

Gov. Kathy Hochul in Johnson City in October. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

NY Will Apply For More Federal Rental Assistance

“We’re hopeful to get another $500 million,” Hochul told reporters in Johnson City on Monday.

FILE - Anchor Neil Cavuto is photographed during his "Cavuto: Coast to Coast" program, on the Fox Business Network, in New York, Thursday, March 9, 2017. The Fox News Channel anchor Cavuto tested positive for COVID-19, which he said left him surprised but grateful that he was vaccinated. Cavuto, who received word after Monday's Fox News Channel's “Your World with Neil Cavuto" show that he had the virus, was off the air on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Fox anchor Neil Cavuto urged viewers to get vaccinated. Then came the death threats

Cavuto, who is immunocompromised, encouraged viewers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after announcing his own breakthrough infection. When he returned to the air, he brought their emails with him.

In this May 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. passports lie on a table in Dallas. A grace period for U.S. states to make their driver’s licenses compliant with new REAL ID standards for domestic flights is set to expire Jan. 22, 2018, but 23 states have been granted extensions and the other 27 states plus Washington D.C. are already compliant with the new rules. Passports of course remain acceptable ID for domestic and international air travel. (AP Photo/Benny Snyder, File)

The U.S. issues the first passport with a nonbinary gender 'X' option

After a lawsuit, the Biden administration promised this year that it would make the documents more inclusive for people who identify as nonbinary, intersex or gender-nonconforming.

Kyle Beach reveals he is the player suing the Chicago Blackhawks over sex assault

Beach said that he was sexually assaulted by a video coach for the hockey team in 2010 and that the team did nothing about it for weeks. Beach came forward publicly for the first time Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Eagles are shown playing the Dallas Cowboys in the second half of an NFL football game at AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

NAACP urges pro athletes not to sign with Texas teams over voting and abortion laws

Player organizations in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and MLB were sent an open letter by the organization's national and state presidents.

Kids at Lake Placid Elementary in Lake Placid, NY.

Quarantining students is an educational nightmare. Is it still worth it?

"We're all just trying to get through a global pandemic. But definitely, they need some [additional] instruction when they get back.”

The Supreme Court of the United States, pictured Aug. 3, 2017. (Photo: Liam James Doyle/NPR)

Listen live: Supreme Court hears arguments in the Texas abortion case

Monday, November 1: Listen live: Supreme Court hears arguments in the Texas abortion caseThe Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the case of the…

These 4 charts explain why the stakes are so high at the U.N. climate summit

How hot will the planet get? What nations negotiate at the international climate summit will help determine that. Here are 4 things to know about what's being decided.

ILLUSTRATION - 03 January 2020, Hamburg: "Lübecker:innen" can be read on a screen. A guideline of the Lübeck city administration on gender-neutral language is causing debate. At the beginning of the year, the guide is to ensure gender-neutral language in all municipal publications and correspondence. The colon has a special role to play. Employees become "Mitarbeiter:innen", pupils become "Schüler:innen". (to dpa "Lübeck orders colon for gender-neutral language") Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa (Photo by Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Germany debates how to form gender-neutral words out of its gendered language

The German language is full of male and female nouns. Officials and businesses are tweaking words, including adding asterisks, to make them inclusive.

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