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People line up outside the Supreme Court Tuesday, before the justices hear arguments in Montgomery v. Louisiana.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Resentencing For Juvenile Lifers

Three years ago, the court struck down mandatory life sentences in cases involving juvenile defendants. Should that ruling be applied retroactively to those sentenced to life long ago?

Tax preparation software doesn't always calculate the complexity of Affordable Care Act subsidies and credits properly.

Affordable Care Act Makes This Tax Season Painful For Many

Figuring out the penalty for not signing up for health insurance is just one complication. Tax filers who made more money last year than they anticipated may have to pay back some of their subsidy.

121 Foreclosure Fraud Victims Get $800K In Restitution

The San Diego County District Attorney's Office obtained more than $800,000 in restitution on behalf of 121 victims of foreclosure fraud stemming from a case of 10 defendants prosecuted in 2009, it was announced Tuesday.

California Lawmakers Want Amendment To Farm Bill Removed

A bipartisan group of California lawmakers is asking Congressional leaders to remove an amendment to the federal Farm Bill. Opponents say the “King Amendment” would nullify dozens of California laws that regulate food and animal welfare.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage on the final evening of the Republican National Convention.

FACT CHECK: Donald Trump's Republican Convention Speech, Annotated

NPR Politics adds context, analysis and checks facts in Trump's Thursday night address to the Republican National Convention.

The Orcutt's Spineflower only grows in sandy coastal habitat in this undated photo.

San Diego Biologists Find New Populations Of Rare Plant

Biologists have found six new populations of a rare San Diego plant that was thought to be extinct just a few decades ago.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center, in one of the "Stronger Than The Storm" ads aimed at bringing tourists back to his state after Hurricane Sandy.

New Problem For Christie: Audit Of Sandy-Related Spending

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is going to examine how the state of New Jersey spent $25 million of the federal aid it received after 2012's Hurricane Sandy, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., has announced.

Then-U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert greets a supporter in Yorkville, Ill., in August 2007, after he announced that he would not seek another term in Congress. Hastert was indicted May 28 on charges of evading cash-withdrawal reporting requirements and lying to the FBI, in connection with what the indictment described as $3.5 million in hush money slowly taken out and paid to an unnamed individual.

Former House Speaker Hastert Indicted In Probe Into $3.5M In Withdrawals

The Illinois Republican is accused of taking the money out in chunks of less than $10,000 to evade reporting requirements, and of lying to the FBI about it.

John Zangas, a furloughed federal worker, protests the government shutdown outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Morale Plummets For Federal Workers Facing Unending Furlough

The work that Shaun O'Connell does is required by law, yet now he's sidelined by the government shutdown.

Northwestern Mexican States Aim For Better Coordination With The U.S.

Leaders of four Mexican states met in Tijuana to discuss a new strategy for economic development.

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