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"This is not about metrics, but about possessing the ability to have the human decency to show compassion," Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy said Tuesday as he announced punishments and changes related to the killing of Vanessa Guillén.

National

Army Punishes 14 At Fort Hood, After Review Sparked By Vanessa Guillén's Killing

3:26pm December 08, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy cited profound problems at the base, including a command climate that was "permissive of sexual harassment and sexual assault."

On Tuesday, New Zealand's Royal Commission of Inquiry released its report in relation to the March 2019 attack on two Christchurch mosques. The attacks by an Australian white supremacist killed 51 people and wounded dozens of others.

New Zealand Finds Intelligence Lapses Leading To Last Year's Mosque Attacks

11:33am December 08, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

A Royal Commission report criticizes the country's lax gun laws, lackluster counterterrorism efforts, "fragile" intelligence agencies and ineffective leadership leading up to the attack.

A federal judge in Washington has fully blocked the prohibitions the Trump administration sought to enact against the hugely popular video-sharing app.

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, The 2nd Court To Fully Block The Action

8:44pm December 07, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

A federal judge in Washington found that the administration's proposed ban was "arbitrary and capricious" and the president overstepped his authority in using emergency economic powers.

Saemy Rosenberg and his wife, Lisellotte, are seen with an unnamed man. Saemy Rosenberg was forced to sell his priceless art collection to the Nazis. Now, his grandson wants the Supreme Court to intervene.

World News

Looted Nazi Art Again Before Supreme Court

7:13pm December 07, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

In 2004 it was the famous "Woman In Gold" painting by Gustav Klimt. Now it is the Guelph Treasure. Both were owned by Jews and expropriated by the Nazis.

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Medieval Art Collection That Was Sold To Nazis

4:46pm December 07, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a case that involves a rare collection of medieval art Jewish art dealers were forced to sell to the Nazis in 1935.

Police tape marks the corner of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus last May after protests over the death of George Floyd. Columbus Police are investigating the shooting death of a Black man last week by a Franklin County Sheriff's deputy.

National

Police In Ohio Say Slain Black Man Brandished A Gun; Family Says He Held A Sandwich

2:59pm December 07, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a deputy shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson on Friday. Law enforcement recovered a gun. Goodson's attorneys say he was licensed to carry a firearm.

Supporters of President Trump attend pro-Trump marches outside the Supreme Court building in Washington on Nov. 14. The Trump team was dealt several losses in multiple courts Friday.

Politics & Government

Trump's Legal Losses Come Fast And Furious

9:31pm December 05, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The Trump campaign and allied Republicans had sought to overturn results in six states. "We don't need courts," Rudy Giuliani told Fox News, arguing state lawmakers can just declare Trump the winner.

President Trump commuted the sentence of and later pardoned Alice Marie Johnson, who had received a life term in a drug case.

National

Opinion: The Truth About Pardons

6:22pm December 05, 2020

by Scott Simon

The history of presidential pardons is often surprising — and revealing.

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Politics & Government

Trump Weakens Protections For Class Of Federal Workers

4:56pm December 05, 2020

by Brian Naylor

Just before the election, President Trump issued an executive order creating a new category of federal employees, which some worry may politicize the civil service.

World News

France Withdraws Controversial Police Bill After Protests

7:53am December 05, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

France's interior minister thought his security-minded nation would support a bill to restrict filming of police but citizens across the political spectrum objected and the government dropped it.

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