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Guilty or innocent, the drug-corruption trial in New York of high-ranking former Mexican government official, Genaro Garcia Luna, shows the limits of the U.S. to win its decades-long "war on drugs."

Also: In Atlanta, educators indicted in cheating scandal start turning themselves in; NRA is set to introduce its report on school safety; Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized; an American woman is reportedly gang raped in Brazil.

Also: The students who created the National School Walkout; Facebook will offer users a privacy opt-out; and after Sen. Duckworth (D-Ill) gives birth, the Senate votes to allow babies on the floor.

Also: Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone is the new NSA chief; the Taliban declare the start to their spring military offensive; and the remains of an 8 million year old elephant turn up in Macedonia.

Cleveland, pursuing its first title in any sport in decades, will have a shot at the NBA crown Sunday after dropping Golden State on Thursday night.

The agency that oversees the U.S. intelligence community has released an unusual public statement ruling out the theory that the coronavirus was manmade.

"Politically related prosecutions ... undermine the rule of law," George Kent said in his deposition. The transcript of his interview with impeachment investigators was released on Thursday.

Andrew Weissmann, one of the best-known lawyers in special counsel Robert Mueller's office, is set to depart soon from that job and the Justice Department, NPR has learned.

Gregory Katsas has a sterling legal pedigree. But his service in the Trump White House could play an important role in any confirmation hearings if he's selected as a federal appeals court judge.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, rejected the price tag put forward by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin for President Biden's sweeping domestic spending priorities.