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Singer David Daniels, performing at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2004.

Music & Culture

Opera Star David Daniels Indicted For Sexual Assault In Texas

1:50pm July 26, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Daniels and his husband, Scott Walters, are both accused of drugging and raping a man in Houston in May 2010. Daniels is also being accused of drugging and raping another man in Michigan in 2017.

Guatemalan migrants use makeshift rafts to cross the Suchiate River from Tecun Uman in Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas State, Mexico, on Monday. In an effort to pressure Guatemala to reduce migration, the Trump administration is planning punitive m

Trump Administration Considering 'Travel Ban' On Guatemalans After Asylum Snub

11:39pm July 25, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

The possible travel ban against Guatemala comes after the Central American nation said it couldn't sign a deal with the Trump administration to force migrants to claim asylum there instead of the U.S.

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Health & Safety

Litigation Over America's Opioid Crisis Is Heating Up

6:30pm July 25, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with lawyer Mike Moore, who is representing several states, counties and cities that are suing opioid manufacturers.

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Politics & Government

Executive Director Of The Death Penalty Information Center Discusses DOJ Announcement

4:21pm July 25, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Death Penalty Information Center's Robert Dunham about potential obstacles to the Justice Department's move to resume capital punishment.

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DOJ Could Resume Executions In The Federal Prison System As Early As December

4:21pm July 25, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

Attorney General William Barr is directing the Bureau of Prisons to resume capital punishment in the federal prison system.

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Politics & Government

Mueller In The Middle: What The Special Counsel's Testimony Revealed

2:51pm July 25, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller appeared before Congress to testify about his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Did we learn anything new?

76 Billion Pills, 6 Companies And An Opioid Trial For The Ages

2:51pm July 25, 2019

A new investigative report sheds light on the facts and figures behind the opioid crisis.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has instructed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to change the federal execution protocol and schedule five executions.

Federal Government To Resume Capital Punishment After Nearly 20-Year Hiatus

1:42pm July 25, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

"The Justice Department upholds the rule of law — and we owe it to the victims and their families to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system," Attorney General William Barr said.

Justice Department To Resume Federal Executions In December

11:29am July 25, 2019

Attorney General William Barr effectively clears the way to resume capital punishment in the federal prison system.
The Justice Department says it wants to resume executions as early as December.

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Politics & Government

White House Is Addressing 2020 Election Security Concerns, Groves Says

11:29am July 25, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to White House Deputy Press Secretary Steven Groves about the administration's reaction to testimony by former special counsel Robert Mueller. NPR's Tamara Keith weighs in.

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