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Judge To Exonerate 'Friendship 9' Activists 54 Years After Arrest

8:09am January 28, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

The "Friendship Nine" were college students arrested for a sit-in at a South Carolina lunch counter in 1961. A judge is set to clear them of a five-decades-old trespassing conviction.

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Chicago Twins Who Snitched On Drug Cartel Get Reduced Terms

8:09am January 28, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

The brothers who ran one of the largest drug networks ever have been sentenced to 14 years in prison. They had received life sentences but will serve 14 years instead.

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Robert Bate of Birmingham holds signs endorsing same-sex marriage outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., Monday. On Tuesday, the chief justice of the state's Supreme Court said federal courts are overstepping their jurisdiction in de

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Alabama Chief Justice: Federal Courts Don't Hold Sway On Marriage

7:10pm January 27, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Chief Justice Roy Moore says a ruling by a U.S. district judge "raised serious, legitimate concerns about the propriety of federal court jurisdiction over the Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment."

Locks were put on mailboxes across from the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton, Mo., Monday, in anticipation of the grand jury's decision.

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Ferguson Jury: No Charges For Officer In Michael Brown's Death

4:57pm January 27, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

"No probable cause exists" to file any indictments against police Officer Darren Wilson, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch said Monday night.

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Number Of Exonerations Last Year Reached New High, Report Finds

3:40pm January 27, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The National Registry of Exonerations says 125 people were exonerated in 2014 after being falsely convicted of crimes. The number surpasses the previous record of 91 set in 2013.

Child Abuse And Neglect Laws Aren't Being Enforced, Report Finds

11:27am January 27, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Almost 680,000 children in the United States were victims of abuse in 2013. And state and local governments aren't doing enough to report abuse and investigate it, according to an independent study.

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The Akron Police Department training class works out at Kent State Basic Police Officer Training Academy. Donald Clayton is the only African-American in the class of 20.

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In Recruitment Effort, Akron Police Seeks To Mirror The Community

9:00am January 27, 2015

by M.L. Schultze

The city's recruitment effort has a very different feel from years past as it tries to attract more diverse candidates. The force is 80 percent white; the population is more than 30 percent black.

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Jeffrey Sterling, Former CIA Officer, Is Convicted Of Espionage

8:28pm January 26, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Jeffrey Sterling was fired from the CIA in 2002. His case has drawn wide attention in part because he was accused of giving secret information to James Risen of The New York Times.

New York Police Department Commissioner William Bratton attends a press conference after witnessing police being retrained under new guidelines at the Police Academy on Dec. 4.

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NYPD Disciplinary Problems Linked To A 'Failure Of Accountability'

7:36pm January 26, 2015

by Robert Lewis

The New York Police Department is one of the most sophisticated in the world, with advanced systems for fighting crime. But it's not so good at policing its own officers, criminal justice experts say.

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Tough Attorney General Pick Loretta Lynch Vies For Senate Confirmation

7:27pm January 26, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Lynch grew up in a state where her parents fought for the right to vote. She could become the first black woman, and the first mom, to lead the Justice Department.

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