Law

President Obama announced Merrick Garland as his nominee to the Supreme Court on March 16 at the White House.

170-Plus Days And Counting: GOP Unlikely To End Supreme Court Blockade Soon

8:19pm September 06, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The Senate is back for its brief autumn session, but no one expects the majority Republican body to move forward with the confirmation of Merrick Garland, President Obama's pick for the court vacancy.

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Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church hangs the American flag upside down outside his church Aug. 31 as demonstrators protest the uptick in homicides across Chicago. Thirteen people were fatally shot over the weekend, bringing the city's annual toll

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Chicago Passes Threshold Of 500 Homicides In 2016

6:57pm September 06, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The Chicago murder rate rivals the worst years of the 1990s, when the crack cocaine epidemic turned its streets into a virtual war zone. Most shootings are concentrated in the west and south sides.

National

Man Admits Abducting And Killing Jacob Wetterling In 1989

5:33pm September 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

With Danny Heinrich's confession, answers are finally emerging about the disappearance of an 11-year-old boy in Minnesota.

Fourth-grader Jasmine Johnson got a FluMist spray at her Annapolis, Md., elementary school in 2007. This year, the nasal spray vaccine isn't recommended.

Pediatricians Recommend Flu Vaccination, Just Not With The Spray

1:33pm September 06, 2016

by Richard Harris

The American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't recommend using the nasal spray flu vaccine. In late August, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded it wasn't up to snuff.

National

Nearly 27 Years After Abduction, Jacob Wetterling's Remains Have Been Found

10:08pm September 05, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

What began in 1989 with an abduction ended tragically Saturday, with the identification of Wetterling's remains. The case grabbed headlines and helped lead to a national sex offender registry.

To Reform Prison System, Corrections Officer Put Himself In Solitary Confinement

8:53am September 04, 2016

Rachel Martin speaks to Secretary Gregg Marcantel about reforming the New Mexico state penitentiary system. He appears on season 2 on A&E's "Behind Bars."

Despite dating your partner for a long time, you don't just default to a common-law marriage.

No, You're Not In A Common-Law Marriage After 7 Years Together

8:12am September 04, 2016

by Heidi Glenn

It's a pervasive myth of common-law marriage. And for a status assumed to kick in by something as passive as the passage of time, it can be complicated to prove.

Disabled And Fighting For The Right To Vote

6:00am September 04, 2016

by Pam Fessler

Tens of thousands of Americans with disabilities have lost their voting rights, often after a court assigns them a legal guardian. Now, some of those affected are petitioning to get back those rights.

Voting Restrictions Won't 'Make America Great Again'

6:20pm September 03, 2016

by Mary C. Curtis

Donald Trump's outreach to African-Americans can't erase his and the GOP's support for tactics that disenfranchise or discourage black voters, writes Mary Curtis in this commentary.

National

Examining The Reasons For Chicago's Violence

5:17pm September 03, 2016

by Michel Martin

August was the deadliest month in Chicago in 20 years. Father Mike Pfleger, ESPN's Lonnae O'Neal, Andre Hamlin, Carl Bell, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson talk about the reasons for the violence.