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The criminal cases brought in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol are being tried in federal district court in Washington, D.C. Some defendants have decided to act as their own attorneys, even after judges warned them of the dangers of that approach.

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.

When Caitlin Wells Salerno and Jon Salerno's first son, Hank, was born, his delivery cost the family only $30. Gus' bill came in at more than $16,000, all told — including the $2,755 ER charge. The family was responsible for about $3,600 of the total.

A hospital hiked the price of a routine childbirth by calling it an 'emergency'

Obstetrical emergency departments are a new aspect of some hospitals that can inflate medical bills for even the easiest, healthiest births. Just ask baby Gus' parents about their $2,755 ER charge.

High school student sues San Diego Unified over vaccine mandate

A student athlete of Scripps Ranch High School is suing the San Diego Unified School District and Board of Education for religious discrimination.

With the holidays ahead, supply chain issues will get worse before they get better

Supply chain backups are snarling ports — and are only expected to get worse before they get better.

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman on Tuesday was named to a top post overseeing election security within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

The Biden administration taps a top Republican official to lead election security

Kim Wyman vigorously pushed back against President Trump's unfounded claims of voter fraud and is widely seen as a mail-in ballot and security expert. She'll start her new role on Nov. 19.

A look at the groups supporting school board protesters nationwide

Several organizations are offering toolkits, legal advice and other resources for parents with a range of grievances against their local elected school boards.

Pumpkins stacked up at Tulleys farm in Crawley, England, on Friday. The U.S. celebrates National Pumpkin Day every Oct. 26.

Here's why the smell of pumpkin spice moves us, according to science

The appeal of pumpkin spice has a lot to do with how we associate smells and flavors with fall — despite the fact that the flavoring doesn't contain any actual pumpkin.

The Voyager spacecraft have ventured far outside our solar system. Now a team of scientists are hoping to take the next interstellar mission even farther.

If NASA greenlights this interstellar mission, it could last 100 years

Scientists who want to understand what's beyond our solar system have designed an interstellar spacecraft that could go out farther and faster than the famous Voyager probes.

Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol Hill on April 11, 2018 in Washington, D.C. A trove of insider documents, known as the Facebook Papers, has the company facing backlash over its effects on society and politics.

The Facebook Papers: What you need to know about the trove of insider documents

"We've been fueling this fire for a long time and we shouldn't be surprised it's now out of control," an employee reportedly wrote on an internal message board.

Yaël Eisenstat, pictured in September, says Facebook leaders have known about problems with disinformation and how Facebook incentivizes the most extreme voices.

Ex-Facebook employee says company has known about disinformation problem for years

Yael Eisenstat, who was in a leadership position at Facebook in 2018, says people within the company have been warning for years about disinformation and how extreme voices are boosted on Facebook.

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