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Pep is featured in the Dec. 26, 1925 issue of the Boston Daily Globe. But Gov. Pinchot's wife, Cornelia, later set the tall tale straight in an interview with The New York Times.

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Why 'Pep' The Prison Dog Got Such A Bum Rap

4:47pm August 04, 2015

by Emma Jacobs

He killed the Pennsylvania governor's wife's cat — or so the story went. As it turns out, the Labrador was sentenced to the grim corridors of Eastern State Penitentiary to live up to his name.

Sandra Bland's family announced Tuesday that they have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Houston.

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Family Of Sandra Bland Files Wrongful-Death Lawsuit

3:22pm August 04, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The federal lawsuit accuses the Texas state trooper who arrested Bland of depriving her of her constitutional rights. Bland was found hanging in a jail cell three days later.

The death of Cecil the lion, lured out of a protected area in Zimbabwe, has led Delta Airlines to stop shipping big-game trophies.

Delta And American Ban Big Game Trophies As Airline Freight

3:20pm August 04, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Delta said in a statement on Monday that, effective immediately, it "will officially ban shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, and buffalo trophies." American followed hours later.

A small memorial lined a road near Sandy Hook Elementary School about a month after the Dec. 14, 2012, shootings in Newtown, Conn.

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Families Of Newtown Massacre Victims Reach $1.5 Million Settlement

2:13pm August 04, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The families of 16 victims sued the estate of shooter Adam Lanza's mother and will receive nearly $94,000 apiece under the deal. The settlement still needs a judge's approval.

Grace Jerry performs her original single "E Go Happen" at a gathering of young African leaders at Montpelier, James Madison's home. The lyrics say: "Yes we can, sure we can change the world."

Wheelchair Beauty Queen Sings For Toilets

2:02pm August 04, 2015

by Nadia Whitehead

Miss Wheelchair Nigeria advocates for people with disabilities. This week, she introduced President Obama as he spoke to young African leaders. But she still faces discrimination in public bathrooms.

A product image provided by Aprecia Pharmaceuticals shows Spritam 750 mg (foreground) and 1,000 mg tablets. The 3-D-printed pills have been approved by the FDA.

Your Pill Is Printing: FDA Approves First 3-D-Printed Drug

1:49pm August 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The company that makes Spritam says the 3-D-printed pill dissolves quickly, even at the highest doses.

Final inspection of frozen blueberries at the Atlantic Blueberry Co.

How New Jersey Tamed The Wild Blueberry For Global Production

1:48pm August 04, 2015

by Dan Charles

In the past 10 years, the global blueberry crop has tripled. Yet the big, round commercial blueberry is a fairly recent innovation. It was created by breeders exactly 100 years ago, in New Jersey.

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Dana Bowerman's lifelong best friend Michelle Elliott holds a photograph of the two together. Bowerman is serving a nearly 20-year sentence for federal drug conspiracy charges. She was holding out hope for clemency for nonviolent drug offenders but it is

After Hope For Early Release, Prisoners' Applications Stuck In Limbo

1:29pm August 04, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

The Obama administration offered help to nonviolent offenders like Dana Bowerman, but more than half the applications sent to the Clemency Project 2014 have not been processed.

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Perot speaks at the U.S. Capitol in the spring after the 1992 election.

The Strangest Presidential Campaign Ever

1:07pm August 04, 2015

by Linton Weeks

In the annals of American politics, there have been some pretty quirky quests for the White House.

Daniel Harmon, a veteran of the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq, looks out the window of his room at the Hollywood Veterans Center in Los Angeles. The facility provides housing to homeless vets.

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The U.S. Declared War On Veteran Homelessness — And It Actually Could Win

12:00pm August 04, 2015

by Quil Lawrence

In 2009, then-Veterans Affairs head Eric Shinseki declared that all homeless veterans would have housing by 2015. New Orleans has made big strides, but in Los Angeles, the problem persists.

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