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Coroner Who Ruled Death Of 'Hero Cop' A Suicide Talks About Autopsy Process

6:43pm November 07, 2015

The nation mourned the death of an Illinois police officer who was reported to be killed on duty. Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd explains how he ruled the death a suicide.

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City marshals Norris Greenhouse, left, and Derrick Stafford are seen in their booking photos provided by Louisiana State Police in New Orleans. The pair were arrested Friday on charges of killing a 6-year-old boy and critically wounding his father during

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Two Louisiana Officers Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 6-Year-Old Boy

12:01pm November 07, 2015

by Emma Bowman

Two of four local deputies involved in a shooting in Marksville, La., are charged with second-degree murder. The police chase that ended in gunfire Tuesday also left the boy's father wounded.

Rivals' Gloves Come Off Against Clinton In Democratic Forum

10:50am November 07, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley jabbed at Hillary Clinton during a Democratic forum in South Carolina Friday night, questioning the frontrunner's liberal bona fides.

Now 35, Adnan Syed has been granted a new hearing by a Maryland circuit court. He's seen here in an undated photo provided by his brother, Yusuf Syed.

Adnan Syed, Subject Of 'Serial' Podcast, Gets Hearing On New Evidence

10:12am November 07, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Adnan Syed has been granted a hearing to let his lawyers present a possible alibi, and to probe both "alleged prosecutorial misconduct" and the competence of Syed's original attorney.

Freshly cooked Dungeness crab sits on a pot of boiling water at Nick's Lighthouse Restaurant in San Francisco, Nov. 5, 2015.

Why A Neurotoxin Is Closing Crab Season In California

9:39am November 07, 2015

by Lauren Sommer

State officials have closed recreational and commercial fishing for Dungeness and rock crab on the California coast, due to a large algae bloom that's making the crab unsafe for consumption.

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Discrimination Suspect In Chinese-American Scientists' Arrests

8:32am November 07, 2015

Rep. Ted Lieu recently wrote a letter calling for a Justice Department investigation into the arrests of several Chinese-American scientists on espionage. He speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.

Confusion And High Costs Still Hamper Obamacare Enrollment

8:32am November 07, 2015

by Fred Mogul

Will the third year be the charm for coaxing the uninsured to sign up for health coverage? Federal officials are targeting Newark, N.J., and four other cities during open enrollment.

Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep in his Senate office on Nov. 4, in Washington, D.C.

Bernie Sanders, In Full: His Take On Clinton, Socialism And SuperPACs

8:23am November 07, 2015

by NPR Staff

In the extended, 16-minute cut of Sanders' NPR interview, the presidential candidate discusses the state of his campaign, and two aspects of his political identity: being a socialist and being Jewish.

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo hugs another mourner at a 2014 prayer service following a deadly car crash at the South by Southwest festival. The driver who plowed into a crowd outside a music venue has been convicted of capital murder.

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Man Who Drove Through Crowd At SXSW Music Festival Convicted

9:50pm November 06, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

Rashad Owens, 23, was intoxicated when he struck a crowd attending South by Southwest in Austin last year. He was found guilty of capital murder, which brings a prison sentence of life without parole.

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy was arrested and charged with assaulting his former girlfriend Nicole Holder in May. He was found guilty but appealed, and then when Holder stopped cooperating, the case was dropped.

Photos Emerge Of A Woman's Injuries, Allegedly Inflicted By Cowboys' Greg Hardy

8:27pm November 06, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Deadspin published photos it says are of Nicole Holder's bruised body. Hardy was found guilty of assaulting her, but the conviction was thrown out. The photos have refocused attention on the attack.