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Politics & Government

Trump Inaugural Committee Donations Are Being Investigated By The Feds

9:35am December 14, 2018

David Greene talks to Dave Levinthal, senior political reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, who led a team of journalists that looked into the issue, and shares its findings.

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Prabhu Ramamoorthy attacked a woman on an overnight flight from Las Vegas to Detroit on Jan. 3. The 35-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday.

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Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman On Plane Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison

9:03pm December 13, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Prabhu Ramamoorthy cried after the sentencing in Detroit on Thursday. His lawyers had called for leniency from the judge arguing, "He will suffer long after this sentence is done."

A man was freed after spending two days crammed into a narrow grease vent in San Lorenzo, Calif. Officials say he's not being charged with a crime.

National

Man Is Freed After 2 Days Stuck In Empty Restaurant's Grease Vent

8:59pm December 13, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

"He's a pretty slender guy and based on the viscosity of the walls" and the attempt to remove his clothes, "he probably thought he was going to slide ride down," officials said. That didn't happen.

Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina pleaded guilty to serving as an unregistered foreign agent. She had sought to build back-channel links to the Russian government with the Trump campaign.

Maria Butina Pleads Guilty In Foreign Agent Case, Admits Clandestine Influence Scheme

6:27pm December 13, 2018

The Russian gun rights activist had sought to establish back-channel ties between the Russian government and leading U.S. conservative groups, including the Trump campaign and the NRA.

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President Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic congressional leaders in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Trump Defends Hush-Money Payments In Fox News Interview

4:35pm December 13, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The president says he never directed his onetime personal attorney Michael Cohen to do anything wrong. Cohen pleaded guilty Wednesday to making illegal payments before the 2016 election.

Health & Safety

Take Care: The Affordable Care Act In 2018

3:35pm December 13, 2018

Enrollment in the ACA is down compared to this time last year.

One-Room School Struggles With IRS Error

Education

A Double Standard For Discipline? Why Students Weren’t Punished After A Nazi Salute (Rebroadcast)

3:35pm December 13, 2018

We talk a lot about speech on college campuses. But what about K-12?

Thousands of public school teachers and their supporters protested against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky state Capitol in April. The state's Supreme Court has now struck down the law.

Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Law That Sparked Teacher Protests

3:04pm December 13, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The decision is a major victory for state employees, as well as for state Attorney General Andy Beshear as he runs to unseat Gov. Matt Bevin, who championed the controversial law.

Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, exits federal court after his sentencing hearing Wednesday in New York City.

What You Need To Know About Another Wild Week In The Russia Investigation

10:55am December 13, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The president's former personal lawyer is going to prison. A Russian woman is set to plead guilty to acting as a foreign agent. A former Trump national security adviser will soon learn his fate, too.

Politics & Government

The Latest On The Mueller Investigation Following Cohen's Sentencing

6:35am December 13, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

There's been a lot of movement in investigations that involve President Trump and his associates — from the sentencing of Michael Cohen to the revelation of a deal with tabloid publisher AMI.

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