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Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Faces New Legal Troubles

5:23pm November 27, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

In court filings on Monday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller said Paul Manafort has not fulfilled his end of a plea deal and that he has lied to him and to the FBI.

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News Brief: Paul Manafort, GM Restructuring, French Fuel Prices

9:41am November 27, 2018

The special counsel's office says ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort breached a plea deal and should be sentenced. GM announces a major overhaul. French protests continue over high gas prices.

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National

Chicago Trial To Begin: What Happened When Police Killed Laquan McDonald?

9:24am November 27, 2018

by Patrick Smith

Three current and former Chicago police officers go on trial Tuesday, charged with conspiring to cover up what really happened the night police killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on June 15 for a hearing.

Special Counsel Says Paul Manafort 'Breached' Plea Deal, Lied to FBI

8:25pm November 26, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

For their part, Manafort's attorneys said he believes he has offered "useful information" and doesn't agree with the government assertion that he breached the plea agreement.

A makeshift memorial on the street where Heather Heyer was killed when a car rammed into a crowd during a white supremacist rally in 2017.

National

As Trial Begins In Charlottesville Protest Death, Community Reflects

11:24am November 26, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

Charlottesvile, Va., is bracing for the murder trial of the man accused of ramming his car into a crowd during a white supremacist rally in 2017. The community wants accountability, and healing.

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National

Alabama Police Now Say Black Man Killed By Officer Wasn't The Gunman In Mall Shooting

5:24pm November 25, 2018

Alabama police fatally shot 21-year-old Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. after claiming he was a suspect in a mall shooting. Police now say that the actual gunman is still at large.

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National

Victims Of Charlottesville Vehicle Attack To Testify In Court

5:24pm November 25, 2018

by Sandy Hausman

Two women recall when a man drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters after a white supremacist rally that resulted in the death of Heather Heyer. They will be in court Monday to testify.

The border fence separating Nogales, Ariz. from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. In 2012 a Mexican teenager was shot and killed by a border patrol agent shooting through the fence. Last week, the agent was found not-guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

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A Not-Guilty Verdict Absolves Border Patrol Of Cross-Border Killing

1:47pm November 25, 2018

by Ana Adlerstein

A Border Patrol agent was found not-guilty of involuntary manslaughter, raising questions about when and where use of excessive force is allowed in defending the U.S. border with Mexico.

National

Number Of Migrant Children In Texas Shelters Is Increasing

5:47pm November 24, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Texas Tribune reporter Edgar Walters about why so many migrant children are in shelters in Texas and throughout the U.S.

The U.S. Supreme Court, taken on November 8, 2018.

National

White House Asks Supreme Court To Fast-Track Ruling On Transgender Military Ban

5:34pm November 24, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

It's not the first time that the administration has asked the Supreme Court to intercede in the appeals process.