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Wind River Reservation in Ethete, Wyo., is home to two tribes, the Northern Arapaho and the Eastern Shoshone. The tribes have a history of conflict, but recently passed federal legislation called the Tribal Law and Order Act is motivating them to work tog

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For Native Americans Facing Sexual Assault, Justice Feels Out Of Reach

5:01am November 14, 2017

by Melodie Edwards

Half of American Indians living in majority-Native areas say they or a family member feels he or she has been treated unfairly by the courts, according to an NPR poll.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and is expected to get questions about his oversight of the Justice Department and Trump campaign contacts with Russiain 2016

For Attorney General Sessions, Hill Testimony Presents Risk And Opportunity

9:27pm November 13, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Ahead of the Tuesday's hearing with the House Judiciary Committee, a letter from the Justice Department appeared to throw GOP members of the panel as well as President Trump a bone.

Gloria Single and her husband Bill Single in the dining hall of the skilled nursing floor at Pioneer House nursing home in Sacramento. AARP Foundation attorneys say California needs to more tightly enforce laws that prohibit evictions of the sort that sep

AARP Foundation Sues Nursing Home To Stop Illegal Evictions

8:46pm November 13, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

Gloria and Bill Single lived together in a nursing home until she was evicted without warning. Complaints about illegal evictions from nursing homes are up 73 percent in California since 2011.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Says Roy Moore Should 'Step Aside'

8:46pm November 13, 2017

by Susan Davis

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore should step aside amid allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor decades ago. Republicans are also considering a write-in campaign for the Dec. 12 special election.

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Roy Moore's Sexual Misconduct Allegations Testing White Evangelicals Tolerance

8:46pm November 13, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

White Evangelicals have been more willing to overlook Republican moral transgressions than those of Democrats. But the recent allegations against Roy Moore may be testing that tolerance.

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Keurig got caught up in a social media backlash after tweeting that it was pulling its advertising from the Hannity show on Fox News .

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Twitter Storm Lashes Keurig After It Pulls Ad From 'Hannity' Show

7:29pm November 13, 2017

by Amy Held

The coffee company faced its own boycott after it announced it stopped an advertisement from airing, following controversial remarks a TV host made about embattled Senate candidate Roy Moore.

Muslim and civil rights groups and their supporters gather at a rally against what they call a "Muslim ban" in Washington in October.

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Trump Travel Ban Allowed To Take Partial Effect

6:55pm November 13, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Travelers from six Muslim-majority nations may be temporarily barred entry into the United States if they don't have a close "bona fide relationship with a person or entity in this country."

Health And Human Services Department Grappling With How Doctors Should Be Paid

6:25pm November 13, 2017

The Trump administration is rolling back Obama-era changes in how doctors are paid. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with New York Times health care reporter Abby Goodnough about physician payment models.

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Penn State's shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, seen last week in State College, Pa.

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Penn State Student Given 18 Drinks In 82 Minutes Before Hazing Death, Prosecutors Say

5:19pm November 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The district attorney filed new charges against members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity Monday, saying recently recovered video shows them giving Timothy Piazza massive amounts of alcohol.

Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has been accused of previous sexual misconduct with teenagers, which he has denied.

5th Woman Comes Forward With Assault Allegations Against Roy Moore

5:01pm November 13, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee said Moore should be expelled if he wins the Alabama Senate race. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Moore should "step aside."