Fla. Airport Shooting Suspect Appears In Court, Is Assigned A Public Defender
Esteban Santiago, who faces charges in the rampage that killed five people and wounded six others, is scheduled to enter a plea later this month.
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Who's The Real Jeff Sessions? Two Hearings In 1986 Show A Conflicting Picture
Thirty years ago, Trump's attorney general nominee was turned down for a federal judgeship. And he said strikingly different things at two hearings within a month of each other back then.
2 Florida Law Enforcement Officers Killed During Hunt For Murder Suspect
A police officer was killed while pursuing a murder suspect at a Wal-Mart in Orlando, Fla. Then, during the manhunt, a sheriff's deputy riding a motorcycle was hit by a car and killed.
Jeff Sessions Previously Denied Federal Judgeship Amid Racism Controversy
Nearly 31 years ago, Sessions was up for nomination to a federal judgeship. He was rejected amid charges of racism. On Tuesday, he's back before the same committee. This time for attorney general.
Man Accused In Ft. Lauderdale Airport Shooting Appears In Court
The man charged with killing five people at an airport in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., appeared in court on Monday. He faces three federal charges, two of which carry a potential death penalty.
Prosecutors Rest Death Penalty Case Against Church Shooter Dylann Roof
Prosecutors in Charleston, S.C., wrapped up their death penalty case against Dylann Roof Monday. Roof was convicted of the 2015 church shootings, and jurors are deciding whether he lives or dies.
Texas Police Officer Suspended For 10 Days Over Woman's Forceful Arrest
The December encounter between the white police officer and the black woman in Fort Worth was caught on camera and quickly went viral. The woman's two daughters also were arrested.
Trial Begins In Meningitis Case That Reshaped Compounding Pharmacies
Opening statements begin on Monday in the murder trial of a former Massachusetts pharmacist accused of causing a nationwide meningitis outbreak in 2012 that killed 64 people.
Decision Expected Soon In Florida Golf Course Suit Involving Trump
A federal judge will rule on a 2013 lawsuit involving the Trump National golf course in Jupiter, Fla. Trump bought the club in 2012 and has refused to return $6 million to members wanting refunds.
Which Moral Principle Should Prevail In Case Of Dylann Roof?
NPR's Michel Martin talks with ethicist and founder of the Ethics Alarm blog Jack Marshall about the moral and ethical implications of the death penalty decision for Dylann Roof.