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People celebrate after police shot dead four detained gang-rape and murder suspects in Shadnagar, near Hyderabad, India, on Friday.

World News

India Police Kill 4 Rape Suspects Already In Custody

10:45am December 06, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Police say the men attacked officers as they were investigating the crime scene and were shot dead in self-defense. Many are celebrating swift, sure justice; others call it an extrajudicial execution.

Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg (left) and Bernie Sanders have taken differing positions on how comprehensive free college plans should be, which gets at a philosophical difference over the role of government assistance.

Who Should Get Free College? Buttigieg Ad Inflames Key Divide Among Democrats

9:04am December 06, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Buttigieg has criticized plans that make public college "free for even the kids of millionaires," opening up an argument in the Democratic primary campaign over the role of government.

Activists demanding justice in the case of a veterinarian who was gang-raped and killed last week shout slogans during a protest on Thursday in Kolkata, India.

World News

Woman Heading To Testify At Rape Trial Set On Fire In India

11:27pm December 05, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The woman says one of the men who attacked her on Thursday is the same man who raped her last year. It's another horrifying incident in a country grappling with high levels of sexual violence.

Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, pictured in May, said his department was not obligated to inform the district attorney about the audits related to evidence booking. But, he added, they were mentioned in criminal cases referred to the district attorney's

National

Orange County Sheriff's Department Kept Evidence Scandal A Secret For Nearly 2 Years

9:45pm December 05, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders suggested that prosecutors covered for law enforcement, helping to keep systematic mishandling of evidence out of public view. "The implications are massive."

U.S. and British authorities are seeking the arrest of Russian national Maksim Yakubets. Authorities say Yakubets ran Evil Corp., a group of alleged cyber hackers who stole tens of millions of dollars from victims worldwide through phishing schemes.

Russian Hacking Group Evil Corp. Charged By Federal Prosecutors In Alleged Bank Fraud

8:39pm December 05, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Officials say Evil Corp. developed and distributed a type of malware that infected computers around the world and harvested banking credentials in order to steal some $100 million.

Uber received a total of 5,981 allegations of serious sexual assault in the U.S. in 2017 and 2018, according to a new report. The claims range from unwanted touching and kissing to rape.

Uber Received Nearly 6,000 U.S. Sexual Assault Claims In Past 2 Years

7:56pm December 05, 2019

by Shannon Bond

A new report from Uber, covering 2017 and 2018, says the claims range from unwanted touching and kissing to rape. Also, 19 people were killed in physical assaults during or soon after an Uber ride.

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A humpback whale feeds on a school of fish off Long Island, New York. Migrating whales have increased dramatically in this region in recent decades — but they're also facing human challenges.

Science

Offshore Wind May Help The Planet — But Will It Hurt Whales?

6:36pm December 05, 2019

by Fred Mogul

New York has awarded two contracts for large offshore wind farms, with more anticipated. Researchers are surveying whales in the area to craft strategies to mitigate dangers to them and their habitat.

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A progesterone pill held between a woman's fingers.

Health & Safety

Safety Problems Lead To Early End For Study Of 'Abortion Pill Reversal'

6:12pm December 05, 2019

by Mara Gordon

Three of the 12 women enrolled in a study of progesterone to reverse a medication-based abortion required ambulance transport to a hospital for treatment of severe vaginal bleeding.

Democrats have failed to allow for "a robust set of hearings" on impeachment in the House Judiciary Committee, says Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the committee.

Politics & Government

Top Judiciary Republican Says White House Should Participate In Inquiry, With Caveats

5:55pm December 05, 2019

by Jason Breslow

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee tells NPR the Trump administration should take part in the process but says Democrats have made cooperation all but impossible.

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After a steady decline, measles cases are on the upswing. Preliminary figures for 2019 have already surpassed the total in all of 2018.

Measles Numbers Were Bad In 2018. This Year, They're Even Worse

5:37pm December 05, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.