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The Afghan Government Must Lead Peace Talks, Its National Security Adviser Says

5:04am October 02, 2019

After U.S.-Taliban talks excluded Afghanistan's government and collapsed last month, the senior official tells NPR that the only way to lasting peace is to include the country's leaders.

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Mark and Mia Schand, wearing T-shirts from the innocence organization Centurion Ministries in 2015, just want to move forward.

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Jury Awards $27 Million To Massachusetts Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder

5:00am October 02, 2019

by Karen Brown

Mark Schand spent nearly 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He considers the vindication more important than the money.

President Trump at his Keep America Great rally last month in Rio Rancho, N.M.

Bolstered By Impeachment Inquiry, Trump Campaign And RNC Raise $125 Million

9:47pm October 01, 2019

The Trump campaign says recent moves by House Democrats helped supercharge the president's fundraising.

A person opens the door of a Department of Licensing office in Lacey, Wash. Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or other accepted form of ID to pass through airport security.

Planning To Fly A Year From Now? Better Double-Check Your Driver's License

7:44pm October 01, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or other accepted form of ID to pass through security.

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Botham Jean's mother, Allison Jean, center, escorted by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, right, and her son, Brandt Jean, left, as she leaves the courtroom after fired Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was found guilty of murder on Tuesday.

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Ex-Dallas Officer Who Killed Man In His Own Apartment Is Found Guilty Of Murder

7:25pm October 01, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Amber Guyger, who is white, had testified that she entered Botham Jean's unit after a long day at work, thinking it was her own home and mistaking the 26-year-old black accountant for an intruder.

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused committee staff of giving inadequate time for deposed individuals to prepare and retain proper legal counsel.

Democrats Postpone 1st Ukraine Deposition Following Pompeo Objections

5:48pm October 01, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

The secretary of state accused House Democrats of trying to "intimidate" and "bully" current and former State Department officials by asking them to give depositions over the growing Ukraine scandal.

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Jury Finds Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger Guilty Of Murder

5:47pm October 01, 2019

by Wade Goodwyn

A jury found former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder when she killed her neighbor after she mistook his apartment for her own. The jury now begins sentencing deliberations.

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer waits for migrants who are applying for asylum in the U.S. to arrive at International Bridge 1 where they will cross from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Laredo, Texas, early Sept. 17, 2019.

Advocates Say President Trump's Immigration Policy Is 'A Tool Of Cruelty'

5:40pm October 01, 2019

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration has ended "catch and release" by sending migrants to Mexico while their asylum cases are pending in the U.S. Opponents argued in court Tuesday that the program is illegal.

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Pharmacies Pull Zantac Over Concern That Contaminant Poses Cancer Risk

5:15pm October 01, 2019

by Richard Harris

Major U.S. pharmacies have pulled Zantac and its generic equivalent off the shelves after concern about a contaminant that poses a small cancer risk.

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What's Happened To Women And Men Who Made Accusations Of Sexual Harassment

4:36pm October 01, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with New York Magazine writer Rebecca Traister about the high price many women and men have paid after coming forward with harassment and assault allegations.