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White House Responds To Appointment Of Special Counsel In Russia Probe

9:31pm May 17, 2017

by Mara Liasson

In a statement Wednesday night, President Trump said a thorough investigation will confirm there was "no collusion" between his campaign and any foreign entity during last year's election.

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Former Attorney General John Ashcroft On Special Counsel In Russia Probe

9:31pm May 17, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft about the Justice Department's appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel in the Russia investigation.

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Special Counsel Appointed To Oversee FBI's Investigation Into Russia

9:31pm May 17, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who served in the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, as special counsel to oversee the agency's Russia investigation.

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Justice Department Names Special Counsel In Russia Investigation

9:31pm May 17, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has named former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian meddling in last year's election.

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A new lawsuit accuses Baylor University football players of drugging and gang-raping young women as part of a hazing or bonding ritual and the Waco, Texas, university of failing to investigate.

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New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Players Gang-Raped Women As 'Bonding Experience'

8:40pm May 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

It's not the first time Baylor University football players have been accused of gang rape. The latest suit alleges that players gang-raped young women, and filmed it, as a hazing or bonding ritual.

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller Named Special Counsel In Russia Probe

7:24pm May 17, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Robert Mueller has been appointed special counsel in the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. This comes after the firing of FBI Director James Comey last week.

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U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying to federal officials investigating a massive corruption scandal.

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U.S. Navy Admiral Sentenced To Prison In Bribery Scandal

7:13pm May 17, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Prosecutors say this is the first time a Navy admiral has been imprisoned for a federal crime committed in the course of his official duty. He lied to investigators about fraud by a Navy contractor.

Biographer Outlines Robert Mueller's 12 Years As FBI Director

7:12pm May 17, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Garrett Graff, who wrote about Mueller in his book, The Threat Matrix. Mueller was named special counsel to oversee the FBI's probe into Russian meddling in the election.

It's far too soon to make a definitive judgment about whether any laws have been broken in connection with the president's contacts with James Comey, the FBI director he fired a week ago.

'It's Falling Out Of The Trees,' Former Prosecutor Says Of Obstruction Evidence

6:00pm May 17, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

It's too soon to determine whether obstruction of justice laws may have been broken in President Trump's conversations with James Comey. A D.C. defense lawyer says the key issue is Trump's intent.

In what authorities call the largest raid against illegal cockfighting in United States history, 7,000 birds were seized in Val Verde, Calif., on Monday.

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Authorities Bust 7,000-Bird Cockfighting Operation In Canyon North Of LA

4:37pm May 17, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The raid, in which officers on horseback pursued fleeing suspects, was the largest-ever seizure of fowl used for cockfighting in the U.S. The practice is illegal, but lucrative and difficult to catch.