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Former Milwaukee Officer Found Not Guilty In Sylville Smith Shooting

5:39pm June 21, 2017

by Marge Pitroff

The jury found Dominique Heaggan-Brown, the former Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot Sylville Smith in a foot chase last summer, not guilty of first-degree reckless homicide on Wednesday.

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GOP Data Firm Accidentally Exposes Personal Details Of Nearly 200 Million Voters

5:39pm June 21, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Chris Vickery, a cybersecurity expert who found the Republican National Committee left identifying information of nearly 200 million voters exposed online.

FBI Concludes GOP Baseball Practice Shooter Had No Ties To Terrorism

5:39pm June 21, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

A law enforcement investigation of the June 14 shooting at a Republican congressmen's baseball practice concludes that the shooter acted alone and had no links to terrorism.

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Capitol Hill Hearings Probe Russian Efforts To Hack U.S. Elections

5:39pm June 21, 2017

by Pam Fessler

The House and Senate Intelligence Committees heard from intelligence and election officials about Russian efforts last year to hack into U.S. elections and the future threat of more cyber attacks on voting systems.

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Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.

U.S. Elections Systems Vulnerable, Lawmakers Told In Dueling Hearings

5:36pm June 21, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Jeh Johnson, Homeland Security secretary during the 2016 election, testified before the House Intelligence Committee while the Senate Intelligence Committee heard from cybersecurity experts.

Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson Testifies Before House Intel Committee

4:30pm June 21, 2017

by Scott Detrow

The House Intelligence Committee questioned former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson over Russian attempts to hack into U.S. voting systems in 2016 and the Obama administration's response.

Rep. Adam Schiff Responds To Jeh Johnson's House Testimony On Russia

4:30pm June 21, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, about the testimony Wednesday of former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.

GOP Rep. Will Hurd Calls For Plan To Address Threat Of Cyber Attacks

4:30pm June 21, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to GOP Rep. Will Hurd about former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson's testimony before the House Intelligence Committee about Russian influence in the 2016 election.

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Pride Events Honor Memory Of Gilbert Baker And His Rainbow Flag

4:30pm June 21, 2017

by Kristen Schwab

Gilbert Baker's rainbow flag became the banner of the Pride movement. Baker died earlier this year, but he'll be remembered at Pride events this month.

Federal Officials Turn To Private Law Firms To Chase Student Loan Debtors

4:30pm June 21, 2017

by Bobby Allyn

People who default on their student loans could hear from a private debt collector. The government turns to collection agencies to get payments out of people who often don't work and can't have their wages or tax returns garnished.