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The U.S. does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

4:54pm April 16, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Bellinger III, a former legal adviser for the National Security Council, about the complicated relationship the U.S. has with the International Criminal Court.

The state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., includes the electric chair (right) and a firing squad chair (left).

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A South Carolina death row inmate picks a firing squad over the electric chair

3:38pm April 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

Richard Bernard Moore is the first prisoner in South Carolina to face the choice of execution methods since the state made electrocution the default and gave inmates the option to face rifles instead.

A dolphin stranded on Quintana Beach in Texas died after being harassed by beachgoers.

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A dolphin stranded on a Texas beach dies after beachgoers attempted to ride it

8:01am April 16, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Rescuers say attempts to reach the dolphin and rescue it failed.

Zack Tahhan, a witness who reportedly notified police of Frank James' whereabouts, gives an interview after leaving the 9th Precinct. James is currently being held in federal lockup in Brooklyn, the Associated Press reported April 14.

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$50,000 reward for info leading to the suspected subway shooter will be split 5 ways

8:28pm April 15, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Authorities are not officially releasing their names, but several people have already stepped into the spotlight, claiming credit for their role in helping NYPD officers capture the alleged gunman.

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova visits a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 13, 2022. The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to Bucha visited as the front in Russia's invasion shifted eastward and new alleg

As Ukraine investigates Russian war crimes, the U.S. and EU allies offer assistance

5:47pm April 15, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The help includes a group of experts that's been looking at possible war crimes since Russia took over Crimea and Donbas in 2014.

Iryna Merezhko, with her nephew Ivan, at a shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, last week, a day before they presented themselves at the U.S. border and asked that Ivan be admitted on humanitarian grounds.

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A 14-year-old who fled Ukraine is in U.S. detention. His family doesn't know where.

5:28pm April 15, 2022

by Adrian Florido

It's been a week since Ivan arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border and asked immigration agents to let him in on humanitarian grounds. His family still hasn't heard from him.

Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, speaks during a news conference on Jan. 19, 2020.

Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to block Elon Musk takeover bid

4:29pm April 15, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

The defensive move from Twitter is an attempt to fend off Musk's hostile takeover attempt of the social network.

A duck boat sits idle in the parking lot of Ride The Ducks, an amphibious tour operator in Branson, Mo., on July 20, 2018.

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Missouri AG refiles criminal charges in Branson duck boat tragedy that left 17 dead

2:48pm April 15, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The criminal complaint accuses the captain and two employees of neglecting passenger safety in the 2018 accident. Earlier, a county judge said a local prosecutor did not have enough evidence.

What would happen to free speech if Elon Musk bought Twitter?

5:16am April 15, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Kate Klonick, a law professor at St. John's university in New York, about the possible impact on free speech if Elon Musk were to take over Twitter.

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Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills have already been introduced this year. Here may be why

4:56pm April 14, 2022

by Melissa Block

2022 is set to break records for anti-LGBTQ legislation, with hundreds of bills introduced across the U.S. Who's behind this wave of legislation, and why is this becoming such a potent wedge issue?