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Former Police Chief Disputes FBI Director's Remarks On The 'YouTube Effect'

4:58pm October 27, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Ronal Serpas, former police chief in New Orleans and Nashville, about FBI Director James Comey's remarks on the "Ferguson Effect" and the rise in crime in U.S. cities.

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S.C. High School Arrest Tape Reignites Debate Over Police Brutality

4:58pm October 27, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Seth Stoughton, a professor at the University Of South Carolina School of Law, about the video of a school police officer attacking a student in a Columbia, S.C., classroom.

Poll: Most Americans Support FDA Regulation Of E-Cigarettes

4:50pm October 27, 2015

by Scott Hensley

An NPR poll found that a majority of people favor regulation of e-cigarette. Support rose with education. Nearly two-thirds of people with college or graduate degrees supported regulation.

President Obama poses with a jersey he received from the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team during a ceremony to honor the team and their victory in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Standing with Obama are (from left) Christie Rampone, Morgan Brian, Abby W

Obama To U.S. Women's Soccer Team: 'Playing Like A Girl Means You're A Badass'

4:36pm October 27, 2015

by Laura Wagner

When the World Cup champions visited the White House, Obama praised the team for changing stereotypes of women and girls in sports, and for inspiring "millions of boys to look at girls differently."

Kansas City Royals Fans Straddle Both Sides Of Kansas-Missouri State Line

4:28pm October 27, 2015

by Jeremy Bernfeld

The World Series starts Tuesday night featuring a matchup between two teams with long championship droughts. The American League champion Kansas City Royals will take on the pennant winners from the National League, the New York Mets. The Mets have to compete with the Yankees, and the Royals have fans on both sides of a state line.

New York Mets Compete For Fans With The Crosstown Yankees

4:28pm October 27, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

The New York Mets have long been the underdog baseball team — even in their own city. But the team and its fans are now emerging from the shadow of that other New York baseball team, the Yankees. They're savoring the chance to win the hearts of more New Yorkers with a World Series win.

Defense Secretary Carter Vows To Step Up Campaign Against ISIS

4:28pm October 27, 2015

by David Welna

With Russia entering the Syria battlefield and the first U.S. combat casualty in the fight against the Islamic State, Defense Secretary Ash Carter tells Congress the U.S. is stepping up its campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. But Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford admits the effort to date has fallen short. And Carter, after considerable prodding, confirms a U.S. destroyer did enter waters China claims in the South China Sea.

Spring Valley High School in Columbia, S.C., was the scene of a disturbing arrest Monday, setting off a flurry of online comments and outrage.

Video Of S.C. Deputy Throwing Student To Ground Prompts Inquiry, Outrage

4:04pm October 27, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Authorities are investigating a classroom incident between a white school resource officer and a black high school student in Columbia in which the deputy flipped the female student's desk backward.

When should the Fed raise interest rates? The future is cloudy.

As Fed Officials Meet, A Rate Hike Suddenly Seems Less Likely

3:44pm October 27, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

With the U.S. economy showing signs of slowing, Federal Reserve policymakers are divided over how to respond.

The USS Lassen took part in a military exercise in waters east of the Korean Peninsula in March.

China Condemns U.S. Destroyer's Maneuver In South China Sea

3:27pm October 27, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter: "We have said and we are acting on the basis of saying that we will fly, sail and operate wherever international law permits."