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House Speaker Mike Johnson is banning transgender people from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender on the House side of the Capitol. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports the move comes several days after Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace introduced a resolution prohibiting transgender women from using women's restrooms.

NPR's Windsor Johnston. A South Carolina parole board has unanimously ruled a 53-year-old woman convicted of rolling her car into a lake and drowning her two young sons 30 years ago should remain in prison. Susan Smith appeared before the parole board today saying God has forgiven her. Her ex-husband and the father of the children she killed then argued Smith should remain behind bars.

NPR's Windsor Johnston. A South Carolina parole board has unanimously ruled a 53-year-old woman convicted of rolling her car into a lake and drowning her two young sons 30 years ago should remain in prison. Susan Smith appeared before the parole board today saying God has forgiven her. Her ex-husband and the father of the children she killed then argued Smith should remain behind bars.

Prosecutors in the case said Smith killed the children because she thought they were the reason a wealthy man she was having an affair with broke it off. The state of Texas has offered President-elect Trump some land for the construction of a mass deportation facility. Empire's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports.

Prosecutors in the case said Smith killed the children because she thought they were the reason a wealthy man she was having an affair with broke it off. The state of Texas has offered President-elect Trump some land for the construction of a mass deportation facility. Empire's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports.

On Wall Street, the Dow is up 139 points. You're listening to NPR. Currently the tallest land animals on Earth, giraffes could soon join other animals on the endangered species list. Proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add the majestic animals to the list comes as their numbers in Africa have plunged in recent years.

On Wall Street, the Dow is up 139 points. You're listening to NPR. Currently the tallest land animals on Earth, giraffes could soon join other animals on the endangered species list. Proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add the majestic animals to the list comes as their numbers in Africa have plunged in recent years.

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the number of giraffes has fallen from over 150,000 in 1885 to up 98,000 in 2015. Losses due to a combination of deforestation, drought and poaching, and in some cases, trophy hunting. Proposal announced today would protect giraffes that primarily live in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Uganda.

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the number of giraffes has fallen from over 150,000 in 1885 to up 98,000 in 2015. Losses due to a combination of deforestation, drought and poaching, and in some cases, trophy hunting. Proposal announced today would protect giraffes that primarily live in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Uganda.

The Country Music Association Awards are happening in Nashville tonight. Luke Combs, Zach Brown Band, and Casey Musgraves, among the artists nominated. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has more.

The Country Music Association Awards are happening in Nashville tonight. Luke Combs, Zach Brown Band, and Casey Musgraves, among the artists nominated. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has more.

Crude oil futures prices closed lower, oil down 52 cents a barrel to 68.87 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

Crude oil futures prices closed lower, oil down 52 cents a barrel to 68.87 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are calling for an immediate dismissal of his New York criminal case. As NPR's Amanda Bastio reports, a jury found him guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to an adult film star. But Trump has yet to be sentenced.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are calling for an immediate dismissal of his New York criminal case. As NPR's Amanda Bastio reports, a jury found him guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to an adult film star. But Trump has yet to be sentenced.

The House Ethics Committee has wrapped up its meeting in Washington with no decision yet on releasing its report on Matt Gaetz. The former Congressman and current Attorney General nominee was investigated for allegedly having sex with an underage girl and using illicit drugs. Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest told reporters at this point there's been no agreement to release the report.

The House Ethics Committee has wrapped up its meeting in Washington with no decision yet on releasing its report on Matt Gaetz. The former Congressman and current Attorney General nominee was investigated for allegedly having sex with an underage girl and using illicit drugs. Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest told reporters at this point there's been no agreement to release the report.

Ranking Democrats Susan Wild of Pennsylvania went further, though, saying committee members voted but were deadlocked along party lines. The Justice Department, which Gaetz would lead if confirmed by the Senate, conducted its own three-year investigation. No charges were filed. Gaetz maintains he did nothing wrong.

Ranking Democrats Susan Wild of Pennsylvania went further, though, saying committee members voted but were deadlocked along party lines. The Justice Department, which Gaetz would lead if confirmed by the Senate, conducted its own three-year investigation. No charges were filed. Gaetz maintains he did nothing wrong.

The president-elect has said a federal ban is off the table, but anti-abortion groups still have goals for the next Trump administration. And PR Sarah McCammon has more.