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A 2017 file photo of the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll has accused now-President Trump of sexually assaulting her inside the store in the mid-1990s.

Politics & Government

Trump Denies New Sexual Assault Allegation By Advice Columnist E. Jean Carroll

10:40pm June 21, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Trump says Carroll's allegations, published in New York magazine, are simply an attempt to sell copies of her new book. Carroll says Trump attacked her in a New York City department store.

Mark Morgan, the new head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, stands for a portrait in his office Friday, Jun. 21, 2019 in Washington D.C.

'We Have No Choice': Acting ICE Director Defends Planned Immigration Raids

10:30pm June 21, 2019

In an interview with NPR, Acting ICE Director Mark Morgan says his agency is only enforcing the law. "So what are our options?" he asked. "They've had due process."

President Trump reconsidered a plan to strike at Iran over its downing of an RQ-4 Global Hawk, like this drone seen at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.

Trump Says He Called Off Strike On Iran Because He Didn't See It As 'Proportionate'

9:04pm June 21, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The president says after he was told a retaliatory attack would likely kill 150 Iranians, he decided that would be too much for Iran's having shot down a drone.

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Journalists surround Ángel Boza, one of five members of the "Wolf Pack," on Friday. Spain's Supreme Court found the five men guilty of gang rape, overturning previous convictions on the lesser offense of sexual abuse in a case that shook the country.

World News

Spain's Supreme Court Reverses Earlier Decision, Convicts 'Wolf Pack' Of Rape

8:11pm June 21, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The five men were initially sentenced on the lighter charge of sexual abuse, but judges on Friday ruled they are guilty of rape and increased their jail time. The case prompted national protests.

The Supreme Court has struck down a conviction of a death row inmate, citing racial bias in jury selection.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Strikes Down Conviction Of Mississippi Man On Death Row For 22 Years

6:47pm June 21, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

Curtis Flowers was tried six times for the same crime, and the court said it made its decision because of bias in jury selection. Now it's up to Mississippi whether to try him again.

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As investors play a growing role in the housing market, many first-time buyers are having a hard time finding a home.

1st-Time Homebuyers Are Getting Squeezed Out By Investors

5:42pm June 21, 2019

by Amy Scott

The pool of smaller, affordable starter houses is low. And the market for these first-time home purchases is increasingly being driven by investors who help push prices out of reach.

Officials in Missouri refused Friday to renew the license of a clinic in St. Louis, the last facility in the state that offers abortions.

Missouri Refuses To Renew License For State's Last Abortion Provider

4:47pm June 21, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The St. Louis facility will continue to provide abortions for now, however, because of a judge's order.

A judge has ordered a special prosecutor to look into how the case against actor Jussie Smollett was handled. Smollett is seen here in March, leaving a courthouse in Chicago after all charges against him were dropped.

National

Judge Orders Special Prosecutor To Review Handling Of Jussie Smollett Case

3:06pm June 21, 2019

by Bill Chappell

A judge in Illinois' Cook County says a special prosecutor should review the case "to restore the public's confidence in the integrity of our criminal justice system."

Health workers treat a patient at the Ebola Treatment Center in the city of Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It's one of three locations where researchers have been conducting a clinical trial of four experimental treatments for the disease.

Health & Safety

Will 1 Of These 4 Experimental Treatments Cure Ebola?

3:05pm June 21, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

A landmark study in Congo is very close to finding out. But there are some major obstacles that have nothing to do with science.

Flames and smoke rise from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refining complex on Friday morning. Officials said the fire had been confined but was not yet under control.

National

Explosions At Philadelphia Oil Refinery Send A Giant Ball Of Fire Skyward

2:12pm June 21, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The blasts were the result of a fire that is "confined and being addressed, but it is not under control," a Philadelphia fire official said. The incident prompted a brief shelter-in-place order.