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Justice Department Reaches Agreement With Ferguson, Mo., Over Police Practices

5:57pm March 18, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department and city officials in Ferguson, Mo., reached an agreement to overhaul discriminatory police practices. Civil rights officials say there's more work to be done to fight fines and fees that hurt the poor.

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American student Otto Warmbier is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday. He was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for subversion after he allegedly stole a propaganda poster.

Shadowy Video From N. Korea May Show American Student Removing Banner

5:40pm March 18, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A 21-year-old University of Virginia student, Otto Warmbier, was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly removing a propaganda poster from a hotel in the capital city of Pyongyang.

Calif. Congressman Pushes Cuba To Extradite Man Who Hijacked Plane In 1971

5:34pm March 18, 2016

In 1971, three hijackers took over TWA Flight 106 and diverted the plane to Cuba. One of the passengers on the flight was Jerry McNerney, who is now a congressman from California. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to McNerney about his push to extradite the last surviving hijacker from Cuba.

Taurean Prince (left) of the Baylor Bears explained rebounding after his team lost to Brandon Sherrod (right) of the Yale Bulldogs Thursday night, in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Yale Notches Historic Upset Win Over Baylor, Sparking A Great Soundbite

4:40pm March 18, 2016

by Bill Chappell

After notching its first-ever win at the Big Dance, Yale will face Duke in the second round. At the post-game news conference, a question about rebounding created a memorable moment.

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Phoenix Man Convicted Of Supporting ISIS Over Attack In Texas

4:39pm March 18, 2016

by Bill Chappell

It's the first jury trial in the U.S. that involves a homeland attack in the name of ISIS, according to the Justice Department.

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Northwest Louisiana Residents Return To Flooded Homes After Torrential Rain

4:24pm March 18, 2016

by Kate Archer Kent

Thousands of homeowners in northwest Louisiana are returning to flooded homes to start gutting them after last week's torrential rain dumped up to 20 inches. Now the floodwaters are moving south. Emergency officials are bracing for the highest crest of the Red River in more than 70 years.

Critics Urge Obama To Focus On Human Rights In Historic Cuba Trip

4:24pm March 18, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

President Obama once said he would go to Cuba only if the human rights situation on the island improved. Critics say he's crossed his own red line by going now when political arrests are up.

As The Legal Pot Industry Booms, African-Americans Are Left Behind

4:24pm March 18, 2016

Amanda Chicago Lewis investigated the effect of the War on Drugs on black entrepreneurship in the legal pot industry for six months. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to her about what is keeping black people from entering the lucrative legal pot industry.

Mitt Romney Will Vote For Ted Cruz In Hopes Of Stopping Trump

4:17pm March 18, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The 2012 GOP nominee says he's voting for the Texas senator in Tuesday's Utah GOP caucuses, hoping to force an open convention as a way of stopping Trump from getting the Republican nomination.

Gen. Lori J. Robinson is the commander of Pacific Air Forces, which is responsible for Air Force activities in Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam, among other areas.

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Woman Nominated To Head A Combatant Command For First Time

2:30pm March 18, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson will be nominated to take over U.S. Northern Command, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Friday.