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A man holds a copy of the book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff, after buying it at a bookstore in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2018. The book was rushed into bookstores and onto e-book platforms four days ahead of schedule due to what its publisher called "unprecedented demand" — and after Trump's bid to block it failed. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)

One Scholar On Legal Questions Raised By Michael Wolff's 'Fire And Fury'

The book's publisher decided to push the publication date up by four days, after President Trump's legal team issued a cease-and-desist letter.

Guilt By Omission: When Prosecutors Withhold Evidence Of Innocence

Prosecutors are obliged to turn over evidence that could exonerate a defendant. But if that evidence never makes it to trial, for whatever reason, quite often nobody will ever know.

Crews worked to remove the statue of Supreme Court judge and segregationist Roger Taney from the front lawn of the Maryland State House late Thursday night. Taney wrote the 1857 <em>Dred Scott</em> decision that defended slavery and said black Americans could never be citizens.

Confederate Statues Were Built To Further A 'White Supremacist Future'

President Trump hasn't mentioned it as he's defended the memorabilia over the past week, but historians say the statues were originally built to send a clear message to black Americans.

James Alex Fields Jr. is accused of ramming his car into a group of marchers after the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.

Ohio Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Car Attack On Anti-White Nationalist March

James Alex Fields Jr., who allegedly rammed a group of demonstrators, has been charged with murder and several other counts. Federal authorities say they are also opening a civil rights investigation.

UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador and YouTube personality Lilly Singh meets children supported by the U.N. agency in Nagar, India, in July.

UNICEF Picks YouTube Star As Ambassador

Known as "iiSuperwomanii" to her 12 million YouTube followers, Lilly Singh represents a new kind of celebrity — and that's exactly why UNICEF has made her the face of its cause.

Volunteers and officers from the neighborhood security patrol help to rescue residents and their dogs in the River Oaks neighborhood after it was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.

Texans Lend A Helping Hand As Floods Continue Across The State

As the flooding covers the southeast portion of the state, not all the news there is bad. Many Texans are assisting through search and rescue efforts. Louisianans are also answering rescue calls.

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood On The Music Of 'Phantom Thread'

The guitarist and arranger for one of the world's biggest rock bands is also a composer, whose work on Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film is up for an Oscar.

Three Illinois men have been charged by the U.S. Justice Department in the August 2017 bombing of a mosque in Minnesota.

Man Who Bid For Border Wall Contract Charged In Minnesota Mosque Bombing

Michael Hari has made a stunning array of headlines over the years. An alleged co-conspirator said they wanted to scare Muslims "out of the country." No one was injured.

"Keep it in the ground" activists protesting the Bayou Bridge Pipeline on February 17, 2018 near Belle Rose, Louisiana.

'Keep It In The Ground' Activists Optimistic Despite Oil Boom

The U.S. is producing more oil than ever, even as calls to leave all fossil fuels in the ground grow louder. Now the "keep it in the ground" movement is taking its fight to the heart of oil country.

This artist's-concept illustration depicts NASA's Psyche spacecraft which will carry a deep-space laser communications system.

Live High Definition Video From Mars? NASA Is Getting Ready

NASA is building a new space-based laser communication that will allow live, high-definition video from Mars and beyond — something that's not possible with standard radio equipment.

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