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Police have distributed a poster asking for information, accompanied by a picture of Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam, photographed in 2013, dressed in a cream-colored jacket and pearls with wire-rimmed eyeglasses.

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NYPD Deems Judge's Death 'Suspicious' After Leaning Toward Suicide

4:59am April 24, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African-American woman to be appointed to New York's highest state court, the Court of Appeals, was found dead earlier this month in the Hudson River.

A Border Patrol Official's Take On Trump's First 100 Days

8:07am April 23, 2017

Art Del Cueto, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council and co-host of The Green Line podcast, talks with Lynn Neary about whether Trump has lived up to campaign promises made.

City Municipal ID Cards In Chicago Would Benefit More Than Undocumented Groups

6:27pm April 22, 2017

Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia talks about the city of Chicago's new municipal ID cards which will be accessible to residents who lack documentation for living there.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a news conference after touring the U.S.-Mexico border on April 11. The Justice Department is warning so-called sanctuary cities that they must prove they are complying with federal immigration laws or risk funding

Justice Department Warns 'Sanctuary Cities,' With Grant Money At Risk

7:18pm April 21, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Justice Department officials are demanding proof that cities receiving millions in law enforcement grants are complying with federal immigration law.

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A conference worker passes a demo booth at Facebook's annual F8 developer conference, on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif.

Murder Video Again Raises Questions About How Facebook Handles Content

4:48pm April 21, 2017

by Laura Sydell

A murder video uploaded to Facebook brought attention to how the company monitors upsetting content. Artificial intelligence may be a solution, but experts say it could bring unwanted results.

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Arkansas Supreme Court Approves Execution Of 1 Death Row Inmate

4:29pm April 21, 2017

by Bobby Ampezzan

The Arkansas Supreme Court has said it won't reconsider its decision to halt the execution of Stacey Johnson.

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Arkansas Carries Out First Execution Since 2005

5:08am April 21, 2017

by Bobby Ampezzan

Arkansas has executed Ledell Lee, who was convicted of murdering a woman in 1993. The execution came shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the lethal injection.

Lawyer Behind West Virginia County Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors

6:20pm April 20, 2017

by Ailsa Chang

Pharmaceutical distributors — the middle men in the opioid epidemic — have already been paying out millions to federal and state law enforcement officials for the companies' role in the crisis. But a new front in the legal battle against opioids has opened. One personal injury lawyer in small-town West Virginia has come up with a creative legal theory to go after these distributors so that small, ravaged communities can collect too.

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When It Comes To Policymaking, The Rules Don't Apply To Climate Change

6:20pm April 20, 2017

by Adam Frank

On Saturday, people from around the country will take to the streets in the March for Science. Organizers say that the point of the March is not to make science political, but to highlight the reality of science to politicians, as a guide in policymaking, in which science is an uncharted issue.

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Press Descends On Arkansas Where Executions Are Held In Legal Suspense

5:41pm April 20, 2017

by Bobby Ampezzan

The state of Arkansas will try again to execute two men Thursday night — if the courts clear the way. The state had hoped to put eight men to death before the end of the month.

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