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This discovery could help detect genetic risk for Parkinson's disease

5:08pm September 20, 2023

by Jon Hamilton

An effort to diversify genetic studies has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease: a gene variant that raises the risk of Parkinson's in people of African ancestry.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies to Congress on Hunter Biden charges

4:36pm September 20, 2023

by Ryan Lucas

Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before Congress since Justice Department prosecutors brought federal charges against President Biden's son, Hunter.

A screenshot from the premiere of The Joy of Painting shows the painter Bob Ross with the work, A Walk in the Woods, which is up for sale.

This rare Bob Ross painting could be yours — for close to $10 million

4:36pm September 20, 2023

by Emily Olson

The late pop culture icon once said he painted over 30,000 works of art in his lifetime, but it's rare for an authenticated Ross piece to come on the market, let alone one with this much history.

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Judge Pauline Newman, a 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge, has been barred from hearing cases for a year after a panel said she refused to undergo medical testing over concerns she's no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench.

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A 96-year-old federal judge was barred from hearing cases in a fight over her fitness

4:35pm September 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

The unusually public and bitter fight over whether a judge should continue to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sparked a lawsuit and turned judges against one another.

Carl Day is a pastor at Culture Changing Christians in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.

Philly's 'pastor of the hood' Carl Day weighs in on the 2024 election

4:15pm September 20, 2023

by Kai McNamee

Carl Day joined NPR to weigh in on the Biden campaign in 2020. We caught up with him to hear what he's thinking heading into 2024.

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Eric Simmons (left) and Demetrius Smith, who were found innocent after spending years in prison for crimes they did not commit in Maryland, testify before state lawmakers for legislation to address how the wrongly incarcerated should be compensated by the state during a hearing on Feb. 26, 2020, in Annapolis, Md.

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Maryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder and agrees to pay him $340,000

3:41pm September 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

Demetrius Smith will be compensated by the state of Maryland after spending years behind bars, including over a year after he had been proven innocent. He was released from prison in 2013.

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Kansas City's Barbie-themed streetcar cost taxpayers nearly $25,000

2:08pm September 20, 2023

The Dream Streetcar, featuring a hot pink wrap and colorful Barbie-ish themed seats, cost taxpayers because it isn't an official ad for the film. The fare-free car operates for another six weeks.

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Clorox disinfecting wipes are seen displayed for sale at a Walmart Supercenter on Sept. 18, in Austin, Texas.

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Having a hard time finding Clorox wipes? Blame it on a cyberattack

1:50pm September 20, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The Clorox Co. — which also includes brands such as Pine-Sol, Brita, Glad and Burt's Bees — says it's operating at a "lower rate of processing" after an August hack on its IT infrastructure.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn in as he appears before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.

AG Garland in the hot seat as House Judiciary probe him on Hunter Biden investigation

1:48pm September 20, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Republicans have spent the hearing interrogating Merrick Garland over the investigations into Hunter Biden and former President Donald Trump.

President Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance on July 26, in Wilmington, Del.

Hunter Biden plans to plead not guilty in felony gun case

1:03pm September 20, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The president's son was indicted last week after a plea deal with federal prosecutors fell apart.