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Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert Indicted By Federal Grand Jury

9:01pm May 28, 2015

by David Schaper

The longest-serving Republican speaker was indicted Thursday for illegally structuring cash withdrawals from bank accounts to conceal payments to someone he committed "prior misconduct" against.

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Map: Where (And How) The Government Can Execute People

1:41pm May 28, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Nebraska just repealed its death penalty. Here's a look at where the law stands in your state.

After Arrests, Calls For Soccer's Governing Body To Be Overhauled

9:41am May 28, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Some of the biggest leaders in world soccer have been charged with corruption stretching back decades. Reaction from around the world is pouring in as the story continues to unfold.

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Indictments Raise Questions About Sepp Blatter's Reign Over FIFA

7:11pm May 27, 2015

Joseph "Sepp" Blatter remains the front-runner in the race for FIFA president despite allegations of corruption during his 17-year reign as one of the most powerful figures in sports.

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Aaron Davidson, Miami Sports Marketing Executive, Charged In FIFA Inquiry

7:11pm May 27, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Tim Elfrink, the Miami New Times managing editor, about Aaron Davidson, president of Traffic Sports USA, Inc., who was indicted Wednesday in the FIFA corruption case.

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U.S. Justice Department Files Corruption Charges Against FIFA

7:11pm May 27, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department unveils criminal charges against 14 people in connection with rampant racketeering and a bribery scheme at FIFA, the world's premiere soccer organization. The FBI secretly secured guilty pleas from four officials and two companies.

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Soccer Fans In Latin America React To FIFA Corruption Charges

7:11pm May 27, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Several of those indicted on corruption charges were from Latin America or the Caribbean. Most people from Brazil, the country that just hosted the World Cup, see the soccer leadership as corrupt.

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Officials Of Soccer's Governing Board Arrested On Corruption Charges

5:40pm May 27, 2015

Swiss authorities have arrested several FIFA officials suspected of both receiving and paying bribes. David Greene talks to Matt Apuzzo, one of the reporters working the story for The New York Times.

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Federal Appeals Court Blocks Arkansas Ban On Abortion After 12 Weeks

4:43pm May 27, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has blocked an Arkansas law that bans abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The case was filed by two doctors on their own and their patients' behalf.

Should chimps have the same legal rights as these lawyers? Steven Wise, president of the Nonhuman Rights Foundation, who is representing research chimps Hercules and Leo, says yes. Assistant Attorney General Christopher Coulston disagrees. They both made

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Research Chimps Get Their Day In Court In New York

4:02pm May 27, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

But neither Hercules nor Leo, who are at the center of a legal battle over whether chimpanzees should have the same legal rights as people, were physically present in the Manhattan courtroom.