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Legislation passed by the Senate would clarify that the vice president's role in certifying the Electoral College vote is ceremonial. Here, then-Vice President Mike Pence is seen in the House chamber early on Jan. 7, 2021, to finish the work of the Electoral College after a mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol.

Congress passes election reform designed to ward off another Jan. 6

The bipartisan legislation would update the certification process for presidential elections, which former President Donald Trump and his allies tried to exploit after the 2020 election.

Parents remember their 6-year-old daughter, who died at Sandy Hook

The parents of a 6-year-old killed in the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary talk about their daughter.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, is seen talking to reporters on Nov. 17. The committee will meet Monday and vote on criminal referrals, including at least two charges for former President Donald Trump.

The Jan. 6 committee will take up criminal referrals against Donald Trump

The referrals will be voted on during a meeting as part of a longer list of recommendations for criminal referrals. Referrals do not carry any legal weight or compel the Justice Department to act.

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol on Tuesday.

What the subpoena for the Secret Service's erased texts means for the Jan. 6 probe

The House committee subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages agents reportedly deleted, as the panel probes President Donald Trump's actions at the time of the deadly Capitol attack.

Rep. Pete Aguilar discusses the Jan. 6 panel's progress as anniversary approaches

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Jan. 6 committee member Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., about where his panel's investigation stands ahead of the one-year anniversary of the attack.

Visibility is advocacy: Buffalo-Niagara region hold first women's bicycle festival

Alternative transportation advocates often encourage people to ride bicycles if they can, but that community is facing a big challenge. Women only account…

Gary Jones, former president of the United Auto Workers, has admitted he conspired to embezzle more than $1 million out of dues paid by union members.

Former UAW President Gary Jones Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Racketeering

In the latest update to a UAW corruption scandal, Jones admits he conspired to embezzle more than $1 million of union money in addition to pleading guilty to racketeering and tax evasion.

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested on May 29 in connection with the death of George Floyd.

Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion

The Washington County prosecutor's office says Chauvin and his wife underreported their joint income from 2014 through 2019 by $464,433.

Nursing home employees stage pickets to seek state reforms for facilities

Unions representing nursing home employees are urging Albany lawmakers to support reforms that, they say, would create greater transparency among…

In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, lottery scratch-off tickets and other items for sale are displayed at a Sunoco gas station and market in Lapeer, Mich.

Don't ignore your spam folder. It's how this woman learned she won a $3 million lotto

Laura Spears, 55, says she stumbled on her life-changing win a few days after buying a ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot. "I couldn't believe what I was reading," she says.

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