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A detainee cell in Camp 6 inside the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in February.

After 9 Detainees Transferred From Guantanamo, The Number Held There Drops To 80

9:06am April 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The group transferred to Saudi Arabia represented just over 10 percent of the population that remained at Guantanamo. It's another step toward Obama's goal of shuttering the facility by next year.

Parsing The Lasting Legacy Of Clarence Thomas' Confirmation Fight

5:16pm April 16, 2016

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Howard University professor Alvin Thornton and reporter Nina Totenberg about the Anita Hill controversy during Thomas' confirmation.

Susan Denise Atkins (from left), Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten after receiving death sentences for their part in the Manson family murders. The sentences were commuted to life in prison when California temporarily banned the death penalty in t

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California Panel Recommends Parole For Former Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten

6:06pm April 15, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Van Houten, now 66, is serving a life sentence for her part in a 1969 string of killings in Los Angeles by the Charles Manson cult. The governor will have final say over whether she is granted parole.

Politics & Government

It's Possible N.C. 'Bathroom Law' Will Be Repealed, State Rep. Bell Says

3:25pm April 15, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to N.C. House Democrat Larry Bell about a call from a constituent that's made him rethink his "yes" vote in support of the state's controversial transgender bathroom measure.

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Kerry Washington stars as Anita Hill in the new HBO film Confirmation. She was 14 during the 1991 hearings, and says it's the first time she remembers her parents having different points of view.

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'It's So, So Complicated': Kerry Washington On Clarence Thomas' 'Confirmation'

10:14am April 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

Washington stars as Anita Hill in the new HBO film Confirmation. She was 14 during the 1991 hearings, and says it's the first time she remembers her parents having different points of view.

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Out Of State Lawyers Descend On Flint, Mich., Amid Water Crisis

8:08pm April 14, 2016

by Steve Carmody

For the most part, official help has been slow in getting to Flint, Mich., but one group of first responders is on the ground. A growing number of out of state lawyers are setting up shop in Flint, and they are filing dozens of lawsuits.

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A handout photo from the Connecticut State Police shows the Bushmaster rifle used in the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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Sandy Hook Families' Lawsuit Against Gun Companies Can Move Forward, Judge Says

7:00pm April 14, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The companies had sought to dismiss the lawsuit filed by nine victims' families and a survivor over the AR-15 rifle used in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Chicago Police Department Report Highlights Dismal State Of Police Training

6:38pm April 14, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Maria Haberfeld, a professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, about the state of police training in the country.

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Microsoft Sues U.S. Over Gag Orders On Government Surveillance

6:36pm April 14, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Microsoft is suing the Justice Department over gag orders that bar the company from informing customers when the government seeks information about them. Microsoft says the secrecy orders violate its free speech rights and customer legal protections against unreasonable searches.

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NPR's Nina Totenberg Recalls Breaking Anita Hill's Story In 1991

4:39pm April 14, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

In October 1991, NPR's Nina Totenberg broke the story of Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. With the HBO movie on the events out this weekend, Totenberg joins us to talk about the events of that fall.