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4 Charged With Hate Crimes In Chicago Over Beating Shot On Facebook Live

6:38pm January 05, 2017

by Max Green

A Facebook Live video brought to the attention of Chicago police shows a bound man being tortured by four captors. The four were charged with hate crimes and other felonies on Thursday.

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Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, have played key roles in Donald Trump's campaign, his transition team and his family businesses.

Trump Relatives' Potential White House Roles Could Test Anti-Nepotism Law

6:38pm January 05, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

Donald Trump has suggested he may give his daughter and son-in-law a role in his administration. A law bars presidents from hiring family, but a court ruled it doesn't apply to White House staff jobs.

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Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine arrives on Capitol Hill in 2011.

Regulators Say Jon Corzine Will Pay $5 Million Penalty Over MF Global Collapse

6:02pm January 05, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The former brokerage CEO and New Jersey governor has reached a civil settlement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for his role in the company's 2011 bankruptcy.

A vaquita caught as by-catch in Baja California, Mexico. Accidental entanglement in fishing gear is one of the biggest threat to this species, which is down to only 60 animals.

Fishing Rule Aims To Do For All Marine Mammals What It Did For The Dolphin

5:43pm January 05, 2017

by Alan Yu

Foreign fisheries exporting seafood to the U.S. will now have to meet the same standards for protecting whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals as American fisheries do.

When A Wall Street Firm Took A Stab At Casino Capitalism

4:29pm January 05, 2017

by Keith Romer

It's illegal for casinos in Nevada to take bets from out of state. But that didn't stop one subsidiary of a Wall Street firm from trying.

Convicted S.C. Church Shooter Represents Himself In Penalty Phase

7:33am January 05, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Dylann Roof, 22, convicted of killing 9 church members in Charleston, spoke to the jury that's deciding whether he dies for the crimes. He said, "There's nothing wrong with me psychologically."

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Former Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in June 2012. Holder, now in private practice, has signed on to represent the California Legislature as outside legal counsel.

California Lawmakers Prepare For Trump, Hire Ex-Attorney General Eric Holder

8:54pm January 04, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The Democratic-dominated Legislature adds legal firepower as it anticipates a court battle with the new Trump administration over issues such as climate change and immigration.

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Penalty Phase Begins In Dylann Roof Church Shooting Trial

5:26pm January 04, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

The penalty phase of the Dylann Roof Charleston, S.C., church shooting trial began Wednesday. The 22-year-old, who is representing himself and killed nine worshippers, addressed the jury for the first time.

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Dylann Roof appears at a court hearing in Charleston, S.C., in July 2015. Now found guilty of 33 federal hate crimes charges, Roof is defending himself during the sentencing phase of the trial.

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'I'm Not Going To Lie To You,' Dylann Roof Tells Jurors At Sentencing Hearing

1:21pm January 04, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Roof, who was convicted of murdering nine people at a South Carolina church, has dismissed his lawyers and is acting as his own counsel. He faces the death penalty or life in prison.

Two graduate students at the University of Kentucky accused their adviser of sexual assault. They reported it to the Title IX office, but before a hearing could be held the professor resigned.

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Title IX Protects Identities But Can Complicate Justice

4:58am January 02, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

A court case involving the University of Kentucky and its independent student newspaper, The Kentucky Kernel, highlights how confidentiality can sometimes get in the way of justice.