EXPLAINER: How Alabama congressional map got to high court

A divided Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use re-drawn congressional districts for the 2022 elections that a lower court found had improperly diluted the votes of Black residents. The high court's action Monday is a win for Republicans and sets the stage for a potentially major decision next year about race and redistricting that could affect minority political representation across the country.

Three Things for January 27

San Jose works toward requiring insurance and annual fees for gun owners, Tennessee school board removes award-winning graphic novel about Holocaust from curriculum and Memorial statues of Kobe Bryant and his daughter erected at crash sit. Here are your three things for today.