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National

Alabama State Sen. Cam Ward Discusses DOJ Report On Unsafe Prison Conditions

5:49pm April 04, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Alabama State Sen. Cam Ward, chair of the prison oversight committee, about a Justice Department report on Alabama's unsafe and unconstitutional prison conditions.

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Australian Attorney General Christian Porter (left) and Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield hold a press conference in Canberra. Australia's parliament has passed legislation punishing Internet platforms for failing to remove violent audio and video

World News

Australia To Criminalize Failure To Remove Violent Content From Internet Platforms

12:10pm April 04, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The bill that passed on Thursday is intended to hold companies responsible for videos and audio such as the livestream of two mosque shootings in New Zealand.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a cell phone repair company in Texas on Wednesday. Buses left the site a few hours after the raid began, presumably with some of the 280 workers arrested for being in the country without proper documentation.

National

ICE Raids Texas Technology Company, Arrests 280 On Immigration Violations

11:23pm April 03, 2019

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they were responding to a tip that many workers at CVE Technology Group outside of Dallas were using fraudulent identification documents.

Arts

Justice Department Warns Academy: New Oscar Rules 'May Raise Antitrust Concerns'

7:47pm April 03, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The reported proposals would limit eligibility for films debuting on streaming services such as Netflix. But the federal antitrust chief objects, and he laid out why in a letter to the academy's CEO.

Justice Department Joins The Cast Of Those Debating What Makes A Movie

5:48pm April 03, 2019

The Justice Department just jumped into the battle between Hollywood studios and streaming services like Netflix. NPR's Ari Shapiro turns to Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter for context.

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National

Alabama's Prison Are Unsafe And Unconstitutional, Justice Department Says

5:48pm April 03, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday that conditions in Alabama prisons are unsafe and unconstitutional and result in deadly harm.

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Prosecutors in McLennan County, Texas, said that all remaining charges related to the deadly melee between rival bike gangs outside a Waco restaurant in May 2015 would be dropped. The aftermath of the shooting is seen here.

National

Texas Prosecutor Drops All Charges In 2015 Biker Shootout That Killed 9

5:36pm April 03, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The McLennan County district attorney said he aims to "end this nightmare that we have been dealing with in this county." Prosecutors were not able to win any convictions after indicting 155 bikers.

Actresses Lori Loughlin (left) and Felicity Huffman appeared in federal court in Boston on Wednesday along with a group of other parents. A total of 50 people have been charged in connection with the alleged years-long scam.

Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin Appear In Court Over College Admissions Scandal

4:23pm April 03, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The two actresses are the most high-profile faces of the alleged massive college admissions fraud that has sent shock waves through the U.S. higher education system.

Prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line during a prison tour at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala. A Department of Justice report finds violence in Alabama's overcrowded prisons is 'cruel' and 'pervasive.'

National

Justice Dept. Finds Violence In Alabama Prisons 'Common, Cruel, Pervasive'

2:44pm April 03, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

A civil rights investigation into the Alabama prison system by the Department of Justice finds conditions unsafe and unconstitutional. Violence, understaffing and crowding are common.

Politics & Government

Seth Moulton, The Long Shot Candidate?

2:08pm April 03, 2019

The Massachusetts Democrat says he'll make a decision about running for president in the next few weeks.