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(From left) Lake County, Fla., Sheriff Willis McCall and an unidentified man stand next to Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Charles Greenlee. The three were accused of rape in 1949, along with a fourth man. They were all pardoned Friday. (State Library and Archives of Florida via AP)
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Courts & Law

'Groveland Four' get posthumous pardons, 70 years later

Seven decades after being accused of raping a white woman, four African-American men were posthumously pardoned on Friday by the state of Florida.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump listens as he leads a roundtable discussion on border security with local leaders, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia

The FBI became so concerned by Trump after he fired Comey that they investigated if he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests, The New York Times reported.

7 years ago

Union members and other federal employees protest in front of the White House on Thursday. Many are out of work as the partial government shutdown has dragged on longer than any in history. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
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Politics & Policy

It’s official: The partial government shutdown is the longest in U.S. history

The previous record was 21 days, set in the winter of 1995-'96 when President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich were at odds over budget cuts.

7 years ago

President Trump addresses the media as he leaves the White House on Thursday en route for a trip to the border in Texas. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Once a fence, later slats, almost always a wall: Trump’s border wall contradictions

The president is now in a battle with congressional Democrats to approve $5.7 billion in funding for a physical barrier.

7 years ago

On the 20th day of a partial government shutdown, federal employees rally at the Capitol to protest the impasse between Congress and President Donald Trump over his demand to fund a U.S.-Mexico border wall, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Federal workers get $0 pay stubs as shutdown drags on

All told, an estimated 800,000 government employees missed their paychecks for first time since the shutdown began three weeks ago.

7 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a talk with Georgetown University law students in Washington.
(AFP Contributor/AFP/Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

Justice Ginsburg has no remaining signs of cancer, will return to Supreme Court

While odds for a recovery from the surgery she had are good, they go way up if the subsequent pathology report shows no cancer in the lymph nodes.

7 years ago

Pigs stand in their shed in a farm in Iowa. A judge Tuesday threw out a law banning undercover investigations in Iowa agricultural facilities.
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Courts & Law

Court strikes down Iowa’s ‘Ag-Gag’ law that blocked undercover investigations

A federal judge in Iowa says it's no longer a crime to go undercover at factory farms, slaughterhouses and any other ag-related operations.

7 years ago

Bernice
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Education

How Bernice Sandler, ‘Godmother of Title IX,’ achieved landmark discrimination ban

Bernice Sandler is being remembered this week for her lifelong fight to reverse decades of institutional bias in U.S. schools

7 years ago

Hundreds pack the auditorium of Upper Dublin High School for a discussion of gerrymandering hosted by the group Fair Districts Pa. (Dave Davies/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Gerrymandering lawsuits linger as next redistricting nears

A year of legal battles is beginning over lingering allegations that electoral districts across the country were illegally drawn to the disadvantage of particular voters.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen leaves federal court, in New York. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress next month

The hearing could serve as the opening salvo in a promised Democratic effort to greater scrutinize Trump, his conflicts of interest and his ties to Russia.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. (AP, file)
Politics & Policy

Sen. Casey: "We should never confuse a concrete wall with border security. It is not."

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey joined former border czar Alan Bersin to discuss expert opinions on border security amid the government shutdown.

7 years ago

How do virtual assistants like Alexa affect children's learning experiences? Some experts say easy answers delivered by technology can hurt the development of problem-solving skills in kids (Mixetto/Getty Images)
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Education

Alexa can help kids with homework, but don’t forget problem-solving skills

How do virtual assistants like Alexa, which are increasingly common in households, affect children's learning experiences?

7 years ago

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein stands during opening ceremonies at the Project Safe Neighborhoods National Conference in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (Orlin Wagner/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The future of the DOJ

Guest: Katie Benner  Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general, is expected to leave the Jus ...

7 years ago

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Jacinda, whose husband is a TSA officer in Portland, Ore., working during the shutdown without pay, with her two young children. Her family is worried about how they will pay their rent, electric bill and cellphone bill (Courtesy of Jacinda)
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘I’m scared’: TSA families fear falling behind on bills, losing their homes

The government shutdown is increasingly straining employees who are essential to keeping the nation's aviation system safe and running.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump waves as he departs after speaking on the South Lawn of the White House (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Trump stalks out of shutdown session with Dems — ‘Bye-bye’

Efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over the president's demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

7 years ago

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