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Tribal Attorney In Maine Posthumously Pardoned For 1968 Pot Charge

5:22am January 15, 2020

by Erin Slomski-Pritz

Maine's governor issued what's believed to be the state's first posthumous pardon — acknowledging that state officials had framed a lawyer for trying to win legal rights for one of the state's tribes.

Under dispute is whether the men housed at Wayside Cross Ministries reside too close to McCarty Park and its playground.

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Convicted Sex Offenders' Ministry Housing Too Close To Playground, City Says

5:00am January 15, 2020

by Cheryl Corley

A group of registered child sex offenders in Aurora, Ill., may have to move out of their ministry-run home or face felony charges.

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments On New Jersey 'Bridgegate' Case

5:05pm January 14, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the "Bridgegate" case. The high court's ruling on the New Jersey scandal could prove more consequential if criminal convictions are thrown out.

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St. Louis Prosecutor Sues City And Police Union, Citing Racist Conspiracy

5:05pm January 14, 2020

by Jason Rosenbaum

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is suing the city, saying there's a racist conspiracy to stop her from enacting reforms. But others point to her controversial conduct in an investigation.

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Russian hackers successfully infiltrated emails of employees at Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company, according to a U.S. security firm. Here, a building is seen in Kyiv that holds the offices of a Burisma subsidiary.

Russia Hacked Ukrainian Company Linked To Trump Impeachment, Security Firm Says

12:01pm January 14, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Days after the House formalized its impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Russian hackers reportedly started working to gain access to Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holding's email accounts.

Apple Declines DOJ Request To Unlock Pensacola Gunman's Phones

11:41am January 14, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Apple rejected a Justice Department request to unlock two phones used by the Saudi gunman who killed three sailors in Florida. It's another standoff between the government and Apple over privacy.

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Traffic crosses the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J. The bridge made headlines in 2013 when two access lanes were shut down, creating gridlock — and a political scandal.

At Supreme Court, Another Potential Loss For Prosecutors Fighting Public Corruption

9:14am January 14, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

The "Bridgegate" scandal infuriated motorists and endangered public safety, but if the past is prologue, the high court could treat it as much ado about nothing.

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News Brief: Esper Interview, Democratic Debate, Gunman's iPhones

5:59am January 14, 2020

The Pentagon says the U.S. has the constitutional authority to strike Iranian proxies. In Iowa, there's been a shift in tone for the Democratic presidential race. And, Apple again defies FBI demands.

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Defense Secretary Mark told NPR on Monday that the U.S. has the constitutional authority to strike Iranian proxies in Iraq and Iran on its home soil in retaliation for attacks on American forces.

Esper: U.S. Could Strike Iran Or Proxies 'Where Legally Available And Appropriate'

10:26pm January 13, 2020

In an interview with NPR on Monday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said if U.S. troops or interests are threatened, the U.S. will have the right to retaliate.

The Rev. Randolph Hollerith, dean of the Washington National Cathedral (from left); the Rev. Carl Wright, the Episcopal Church's bishop suffragan for the armed forces; and Maj. Gen. Steven Schaick, the Air Force chief of chaplains, participate in the bles

Space Force Bible Blessing At National Cathedral Sparks Outrage

9:38pm January 13, 2020

by David Welna

The dedication at the Washington National Cathedral of an official Bible of the new U.S. Space Force is being criticized as a violation of laws separating church and state.