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Obama Announcement On Gun Control Measures Sparks Republican Outrage

4:37pm January 05, 2016

President Obama formally announced Tuesday new executive actions on gun control. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rep. Bradley Byrne of Alabama for the reaction from Republican lawmakers.

As U.S. Begins Deportations, Central America Prepares For Influx

4:37pm January 05, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Natalia del Cid, who studies migration in El Salvador, about what happens to Central American immigrants when they return home after being deported from the U.S.

In Emotional Speech, Obama Announces Executive Action On Gun Control

4:37pm January 05, 2016

On Tuesday at the White House, President Obama announced new executive actions on gun control, including changes to the nation's system of background checks.

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Dealers Reluctant To Welcome New Gun Control Measures

4:37pm January 05, 2016

by Frank Morris

President Obama's new measures on gun sales would create a more level playing field for licensed dealers, but those dealers are loath to endorse anything that smacks of gun control.

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What Were San Bernardino Shooters Doing During 18-Minute Gap?

4:36pm January 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The FBI says they've accounted for 3 hours and 42 minutes in the timeline after more than 550 interviews. Now they're asking if someone else can fill in the rest.

Men identified as victims of police torture under the command of retired Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge stand to be recognized by the Chicago City Council in May.

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Decades Later, Victims Of Chicago Police Torture Paid Reparations

4:21pm January 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Fifty-seven people received payments totaling $5.5 million. "Reparations is not a necessity. But it is a moral compunction and a moral reckoning to right a wrong," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Andy Raymond demonstrates the Armatix iP1, a .22 caliber smart gun that has a safety interlock at Engage Armaments, May 1, 2014, in Rockville, Md.

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Will Obama's Action Create A Market For 'Smart' Guns?

4:13pm January 05, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Supporters of "smart" gun technology hope that President Obama's initiative will prompt federal agencies to put in big purchase orders, unleashing the new market. Will it make us safer?

Bupropion, sold under the name Wellbutrin, is an antidepressant often prescribed to help a person quit smoking.

Medicaid Programs Fall Short When It Comes To Helping Smokers Quit

4:08pm January 05, 2016

by Nancy Shute

People who have Medicaid insurance are much more likely to be smokers, and the program pays for medication to help them quit. But just 10 percent of Medicaid recipients get that help, a study finds.

What Hashtagged In 2015? Periods, Refugees And Nigerians At Hogwarts

3:39pm January 05, 2016

If it didn't hashtag, did it really happen? We look back on the trendiest hashtags in global development in 2015.

Former North Charleston police Officer Michael Slager talks with his attorney before a hearing in front of Judge Clifton Newman on Monday.

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Former S.C. Officer Who Shot And Killed Walter Scott Is Out On Bail

3:25pm January 05, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Cellphone video showed Michael Slager shooting an unarmed black man in the back last year in North Charleston, S.C. He was charged with murder and initially denied bail. Now he's out on $500,000 bond.