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Police Face Backlash Over Crowd Control Measures After Several Political Protests

4:35pm August 25, 2017

by Martin Kaste

Police crowd control measures are under scrutiny after a series of political protests. Officers must strike a balance on whether to act or hold back as protests become more contentious.

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President Trump watches the Palm Beach Central High School marching band perform upon his arrival at Trump International Golf Club Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Fla., to watch the Super Bowl on Feb. 5.

With Trump White House, Are Ethics Issues Becoming Just Part Of The Scenery?

9:24am August 25, 2017

by Peter Overby

While giving reporters his reaction to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., the president reminded them he owns a vineyard there. But that presidential product placement was a blip on the radar.

A man takes a selfie on the hood of a destroyed limousine during an Inauguration Day protest against President Trump on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. The Department of Justice has been cleared to search through website records related to organizing protests

Politics & Government

Government Can Search Inauguration Protest Website Records, With Safeguards

8:01pm August 24, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The Department of Justice wants access to website records related to the protests during President Trump's inauguration. A judge approved the warrant but asked for procedures to protect privacy.

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Florida State Prison in Raiford, Fla., where Mark James Asay was held after being sentenced to die for two murders he committed in 1987.

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Florida Man Is First To Die Under New Lethal Injection Protocol

7:00pm August 24, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Mark James Asay was convicted of killing two people in 1987. He was the first white person to be executed in Florida for killing a black person.

Trump Administration Moves To Shrink National Monuments

6:33pm August 24, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says some National Monuments protecting federal public land designated during the Obama administration will be downsized, including a big reduction of Utah's Bears Ears.

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Yuliana Rocha Zamarripa's workers' comp claim for a serious knee injury at work prompted her arrest. The mother of three spent the next year cycling through county and immigration jails.

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Florida Lawmakers To Review Law Targeting Injured Undocumented Workers

1:34pm August 24, 2017

Employers and insurers were using the statute to deny workers' comp benefits, an NPR and ProPublica investigation found. Republican state Sen. Anitere Flores is now calling for action.

Ahmed Abu Khatallah is sworn in during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in June 2014. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and terrorism charges related to the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Trial Looms For Sole Defendant In 2012 Benghazi Attack That Killed Ambassador

10:56pm August 23, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The case of Ahmed Abu Khatallah, who is preparing for trial next month in Washington, D.C., raises questions about due process and interrogation. He has pleaded not guilty.

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In her second ruling on the Texas Senate Bill, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos said changes made to 2011 voter ID law did not "fully ameliorate" its "discriminatory intent."

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Federal Judge Tosses Out Texas Voter ID Law

8:43pm August 23, 2017

by Matt Largey

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos issued the injunction, writing that changes did not "fully ameliorate" the law's "discriminatory intent." She had struck down the original law in 2014.

The Department of Justice has narrowed the scope of a warrant it served to web hosting company DreamHost. The government has demanded information about DisruptJ20.org, a website used to organize protests in Washington, D.C., during the Inauguration in Jan

Justice Department Narrows Request For Visitor Logs To Inauguration Protest Website

7:51pm August 23, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Dropping a request for some 1.3 million IP addresses, the Trump Administration says its will instead focus "on evidence of the planning coordination and participation in a criminal act."

Veterans: How Will Trump's Ban Affect Transgender Troops?

6:01pm August 23, 2017

President Trump has told the military to ban transgender people from serving. Many transgender veterans wonder what that will mean for them and the VA services they have come to depend on.