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National

Dealers Reluctant To Welcome New Gun Control Measures

4:37pm January 05, 2016

by Frank Morris

President Obama's new measures on gun sales would create a more level playing field for licensed dealers, but those dealers are loath to endorse anything that smacks of gun control.

National

What Were San Bernardino Shooters Doing During 18-Minute Gap?

4:36pm January 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The FBI says they've accounted for 3 hours and 42 minutes in the timeline after more than 550 interviews. Now they're asking if someone else can fill in the rest.

Men identified as victims of police torture under the command of retired Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge stand to be recognized by the Chicago City Council in May.

National

Decades Later, Victims Of Chicago Police Torture Paid Reparations

4:21pm January 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Fifty-seven people received payments totaling $5.5 million. "Reparations is not a necessity. But it is a moral compunction and a moral reckoning to right a wrong," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Andy Raymond demonstrates the Armatix iP1, a .22 caliber smart gun that has a safety interlock at Engage Armaments, May 1, 2014, in Rockville, Md.

National

Will Obama's Action Create A Market For 'Smart' Guns?

4:13pm January 05, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Supporters of "smart" gun technology hope that President Obama's initiative will prompt federal agencies to put in big purchase orders, unleashing the new market. Will it make us safer?

Steven Avery served 18 years in prison for sexual assault. He was exonerated by DNA evidence in 2003.

Arts

Over 10 Years, 2 Filmmakers Documented The 'Making' Of A Murderer

3:57pm January 05, 2016

by NPR Staff

Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi were film students when they started working on their 10-part Netflix series about Steven Avery. "We had no money, but what we did have was time," Demos says.

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Former North Charleston police Officer Michael Slager talks with his attorney before a hearing in front of Judge Clifton Newman on Monday.

National

Former S.C. Officer Who Shot And Killed Walter Scott Is Out On Bail

3:25pm January 05, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Cellphone video showed Michael Slager shooting an unarmed black man in the back last year in North Charleston, S.C. He was charged with murder and initially denied bail. Now he's out on $500,000 bond.

Cliven Bundy speaks during a news conference on April 24, 2014, near his ranch in Bunkerville, Nev.

National

As Oregon Situation Unfolds, Here's A Quick Update On Cliven Bundy

2:53pm January 05, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The Nevada rancher has racked up more than $1 million in fines and fees. But decades have passed and the federal government still has not collected any money or removed his cattle from federal land.

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Volkswagen Over Emissions Software

2:52pm January 05, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

On Monday, the Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit against Volkswagen. The DOJ alleges that nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles had illegal defeat devices installed that impaired emission control systems and caused emissions to exceed EPA's standards, resulting in harmful air pollution.

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In Live Address, Obama Takes His Plan For Gun Control To The Public

2:35pm January 05, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"The gun lobby may be holding Congress hostage right now. But they cannot hold America hostage," President Obama says.

Ammon Bundy [center] is one of the occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters near Burns, Ore.

National

Militants In Oregon Say They'll Leave If Local Community Asks

9:16pm January 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The anti-federalist occupiers have held part of a federal wildlife refuge since Saturday. They say they speak for two men convicted of arson on federal lands who returned to jail Monday.