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Attorney Philip Fornaci, project director of the D.C. Prisoners' Project of the Washington Lawyers' Committee, and Stacey Litner, the advocacy director for the D.C. Prisoners' Rights Project.

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Lawsuit Says Lewisburg Prison Counsels Prisoners With Crossword Puzzles

4:03pm June 15, 2017

by Joseph Shapiro

At a notorious federal prison, inmates with mental illness are taken off their medications and given coloring books and crossword puzzles for therapy, according to a lawsuit filed this month.

NCAA Faults Louisville Basketball Program For Ethics And Oversight In Sex Scandal

3:13pm June 15, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Coach Rick Pitino's former director of basketball operations acted unethically "by arranging striptease dances and sex acts for prospects, student-athletes and others," the NCAA says.

Native Americans and their supporters protest in March outside of the White House against the construction of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Judge Delivers Blow To Trump Administration In Dakota Access Fight

1:21pm June 15, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The federal judge found the Trump administration failed to follow environmental procedures. While the ruling doesn't order a halt to pipeline operations, it does open the door to that possibility.

Bill Cosby — at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., on Tuesday — has been charged with multiple felony counts of aggravated indecent assault over a 2004 incident.

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Cosby Jury Deadlocks; Judge Orders Further Deliberations

12:30pm June 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

After more than 30 hours of deliberations, there is still no conclusion to the sexual assault trial of comedian Bill Cosby. Jurors say they can't come to an agreement.

Polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs leaves the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City in January 2015.

Lyle Jeffs, Polygamist Accused Of Fraud, Arrested After Nearly A Year On The Run

12:12pm June 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Jeffs, a leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was indicted last year on charges of food stamp fraud and money laundering. He gave the FBI the slip last June.

Jay Butera (left), a former businessman who now lobbies Congress to act on climate change, shakes hands with with a staff member of Citizens' Climate Lobby.

Climate Activists Court Hill Republicans With 'Civil Conversations'

11:20am June 15, 2017

by Susan Phillips

With quiet persistence and an eye on economic solutions, businessman turned activist Jay Butera has helped usher in a small but truly bipartisan climate caucus on Capitol Hill.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Senate Votes To Limit Trump's Power To Lift Russia Sanctions

9:28am June 15, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wants flexibility as he tries to improve ties with Russia. The Senate wants to make sure the Trump administration doesn't change course without congressional buy-in.

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Michigan Lawmaker Reacts To Witnessing Tragic Virginia Scene

8:48am June 15, 2017

Michigan Rep. Jack Bergman was at the baseball field Wednesday morning when a gunman wounded several people. The shooter is now dead. Bergman talks to NPR's Audie Cornish about the scene.

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Morning News Brief: Russia Investigation Widens; Neighbors Discuss Baseball Shooter

8:23am June 15, 2017

Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post talks about the widening Russia investigation, reported to include Trump. And we hear from neighbors of the gunman who shot at Republican members of Congress.

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A new book examines how federal government policies made it easier for minorities to open fast-food franchises than grocery stores. Today the landscape of urban America reflects this history.

'Supersizing Urban America': How U.S. Policies Encouraged Fast Food To Spread

8:00am June 15, 2017

by Tove Danovich

A new book examines how federal government policies made it easier for minorities to open fast-food franchises than grocery stores. Today the landscape of urban America reflects this history.