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Funeral Directors Weigh In On Texas Rule Requiring Burial Of Fetal Remains

8:30pm December 12, 2016

by Wade Goodwyn

Abortion rights activists have filed a challenge to stop a new rule requiring clinics to bury fetal remains from abortions and miscarriages. The rule is also not sitting well with funeral directors.

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Minnesota Vikings players bring down Washington wide receiver Art Monk during an NFL game in 1992. Monk was one of the lead plaintiffs in the $1 billion settlement with the NFL over brain injuries among former players.

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To NFL Concussion Settlement

8:29pm December 12, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The court's decision regarding the estimated $1 billion settlement paves the way for the start of payouts to more than 20,000 former players over a degenerative brain disease.

Senate Republicans will move "right after the first of the year" on a resolution to replace the Affordable Care Act, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Monday.

Obamacare's Demise Could Be Quicker Than Republicans Intend

6:51pm December 12, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

Congressional leaders say they want a smooth transition from Obamacare. But insurance consultants say repealing the law before another plan is in place could jeopardize the insurance of millions.

Former Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., walks from the federal courthouse on Monday after his sentencing hearing in Philadelphia.

Former Rep. Chaka Fattah Sentenced To 10 Years For 'White-Collar Crime Spree'

5:41pm December 12, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A federal jury has sentenced the ex-lawmaker for 23 counts of conspiracy, fraud, bribery and money laundering in a series of elaborate schemes that misappropriated funds.

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Activist Groups Expect More States To Take Up New Anti-Abortion Measures

5:11pm December 12, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

New abortion regulations in Texas are part of a new wave of such measures that gained momentum after last year's undercover videos targeting Planned Parenthood.

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Under Trump, A 2nd Amendment Coalition Looks To Push National Concealed-Carry Law

9:01am December 11, 2016

John Boch, executive director of gun rights group Guns Save Life, also co-chairs Trump's Second Amendment Coalition. He speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about his hopes for the next administration.

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Amid 2 Murder Trials, A South Carolina City Reflects On Racial History

8:56am December 11, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

It's a tense time in Charleston, S.C. The trial of accused church shooter Dylann Roof is underway, and another racially-charged trial involving a fatal police shooting recently ended in a hung jury.

With 'Overwhelming' Evidence Of Russian Interference, A Call For Acknowledgment

8:55am December 11, 2016

The House Intelligence Committee's Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks about the CIA's assessment that Russian hacking during the presidential election was aimed at helping Donald Trump win.

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When Onus Falls On Gun Sellers, National Concealed Carry Is 'Frightening'

8:49am December 11, 2016

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with attorney Mike Schissel of law firm Arnold & Porter. He is leading the firm's litigation on gun safety, and is part of a new coalition of law firms advocating gun control.

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Why Police Shooting Trials Put Juries In A Bind

5:06pm December 10, 2016

After a mistrial in the police shooting of Walter Scott, University of South Carolina law professor Seth Stoughton discusses the complications and biases surrounding many police-involved shootings.