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Arizona Leaders Reach Settlement On Immigration Enforcement Law

6:41pm September 16, 2016

by Jude Joffe-Block

State leaders in Arizona have reached a settlement over a controversial immigration enforcement law. The attorney general agreed to issue guidance directing police and sheriff's deputies not to make immigration arrests.

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Witnesses Begin To Take Stand In Oregon Wildlife Refuge Occupation Trial

4:32pm September 16, 2016

by Conrad Wilson

Prosecutors and the defense gave opening statements this week in the Oregon wildlife refuge occupation trial taking place in Portland. Witnesses have also begun to take the stand.

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Federal Investigator Outlines Probe Into Wells Fargo

4:32pm September 16, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jeff Ehrlich, deputy enforcement director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about the investigation into Wells Fargo. Last week, federal regulators fined the bank more than $185 million dollars for opening accounts to meet intense sales goals.

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Deal Is Reached On Arizona's Hardline Immigration Law, After 6-Year Fight

12:57pm September 16, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Often called the "show me your papers" law, Arizona's SB1070 sparked protests, boycotts, and lawsuits after it was signed into law in 2010.

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Transgender Superhero Comic Book Gets North Carolina Cover

9:26pm September 15, 2016

by Eddie Garcia

A new comic book is hitting shelves featuring a main character who is transgender.

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House Intel Panel: Edward Snowden 'Was No Whistleblower'

7:34pm September 15, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Bipartisan members of the House Intelligence Committee denounce Edward Snowden as a "criminal" who caused "tremendous damage" to U.S. national security.

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Family Of Sandra Bland Reaches $1.9 Million Settlement

6:35pm September 15, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland, about the settlement of the suit against the jail where her daughter died.

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Police Charge Man With Arson At Mosque Attended By Orlando Gunman

5:20pm September 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

In addition to surveillance video, police say an "examination of [Joseph Michael Schreiber's] social media account also shows multiple anti-Islamic posts and comments."

Members of the Columbus Police Crime Scene Search Unit investigate the area around the fatal police shooting of Tyree King, 13, Wednesday night.

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Police Fatally Shoot Boy, 13, In Ohio; Officers Say He Wielded A BB Gun

3:42pm September 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Tyree King was pronounced dead 40 minutes after officers were sent to the scene of a reported armed robbery. Police say he had a BB pistol that resembled a handgun with a laser site.

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FBI Agent Who Posed As News Editor Didn't Break Policy, Inspector General Says

3:20pm September 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The impersonation came about after police in Washington state couldn't identify a suspect who repeatedly sent threatening emails to a high school in the Seattle area.