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'It's Specifically Cruel': Multiple Anti-Trans Bills Considered In Tennessee

4:21pm May 27, 2021

by Kendall Crawford

Tennessee considered multiple anti-transgender bills this session. One law would require businesses and government facilities to post a sign if they let transgender people use multi person bathrooms.

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier walks from the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., after a hearing on Wednesday. A judge said Spanier must report to jail on July 9 to begin serving at least two months for endangering the welfare of ch

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Ex-Penn State President Will Serve Jail Time In The Jerry Sandusky Child Abuse Scandal

9:30am May 27, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Graham Spanier must report to a Pennsylvania jail in July to serve at least two months behind bars. He must also serve two months of house arrest.

Pictures of plaintiffs fly outside the court in The Hague, Netherlands, before Wednesday's ruling ordering Royal Dutch Shell to rein in its carbon emissions. Thousands of citizens joined the suit charging that Shell's fossil fuel investments endanger live

In A Landmark Case, A Dutch Court Orders Shell To Cut Its Carbon Emissions Faster

3:56pm May 26, 2021

by Jeff Brady

Thousands of Dutch citizens joined environmental groups to charge the oil giant with endangering lives. The first of its kind decision could pressure other companies to take aggressive climate action.

Yusef Salaam, shown above in 2019, reflects on his wrongful conviction in the memoir, Better, Not Bitter.

Central Park 'Exonerated 5' Member Reflects On Freedom And Forgiveness

2:06pm May 26, 2021

by Terry Gross

In 1990, Yusef Salaam was one of the five boys wrongly convicted in the so-called Central Park jogger case. They weren't exonerated until 2002. Salaam tells his story in Better, Not Bitter.

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Health & Safety

West Virginia Trial May Establish Corporate Liability For Opioid Crisis

8:20am May 26, 2021

by Brian Mann

Drug distributors are in court in West Virginia over their role in the state's opioid crisis. Documents spotlight revelations — including internal communications that mocked people with addiction.

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South Carolina Settles Over Wrongful Death Of Jamal Sutherland

7:21am May 26, 2021

by Victoria Hansen

Commissioners in Charleston County, S.C., voted unanimously on Tuesday to pay $10 million to settle the case of a man killed by authorities in a detention center earlier this year.

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Politics & Government

Special Grand Jury Will Hear Evidence In Trump Investigation

7:21am May 26, 2021

Manhattan's district attorney has convened a grand jury to decide whether to indict former President Trump. The DA may have found evidence of a crime — either by Trump or someone close to him.

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News Brief: Manhattan Trump Probe, Pipeline Security, Opioid Trial

5:34am May 26, 2021

A new grand jury will hear evidence in the Trump probe. DHS reportedly will issue first cybersecurity regulations for pipelines. Three drug distributors on trial in West Virginia over opioid crisis.

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Biden Met With George Floyd's Family With Policing Bill Stuck In Limbo

4:44pm May 25, 2021

by Juana Summers

President Biden met with the family of George Floyd Tuesday. He hoped to mark the first anniversary of Floyd's murder with passage of a policing bill, but it remains in limbo on Capitol Hill.

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks last month at the Department of Justice.

Politics & Government

DOJ Moves To Block Full Memo On Trump Obstruction Decision From Release

1:42pm May 25, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department's response is an early test of how it will handle questionable activity by previous leaders in the department — and former President Donald Trump.