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Brendan Dassey is escorted into a Wisconsin court for sentencing in 2007.

Brendan Dassey Of 'Making A Murderer' To Remain In Prison, Appeals Court Rules

4:15pm November 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

An appeals court did not uphold a previous order that Dassey be released from prison while the state appeals a judge's decision to overturn his conviction for murder and sexual assault.

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CHARTS: Here's What Donald Trump Has Said On The Issues

3:38pm November 17, 2016

by Meg Anderson

NPR examined what the president-elect has said about the 10 issues voters care most about.

U.S. officials say JPMorgan Chase has been cooperating with American investigators looking into the bank's hiring practices in Asia.

JPMorgan Chase Paying $264 Million To Settle Allegations Of Nepotism In China

3:09pm November 17, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

U.S. officials say the bank had a program to hire the friends and relatives of Chinese government officials who could send business its way.

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Minn. Police Officer Faces Felony Charges In Death Of Philando Castile

4:31am November 17, 2016

by Matt Sepic

A police officer in Minnesota is facing multiple felony charges in last summer's shooting death of Philando Castile. Prosecutors say officer Jeronimo Yanez shot the 32-year-old African-American man seven times during a traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb, even though he posed no threat to anyone. The incident sparked outrage around the world when Castile's girlfriend live streamed the immediate aftermath on Facebook.

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Ahmad Khan Rahimi, an Afghan-born U.S. citizen, has been indicted on eight federal counts. He is accused of bombings and other crimes in New York and New Jersey in September.

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Alleged N.Y. Bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi Indicted On Federal Charges

8:36pm November 16, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The bombings include one in New York on Sept. 17 that injured 30 people. He also faces New Jersey state charges of attempted murder of law officers.

Santa Fe Mayor Renews Commitment To Being A 'Sanctuary City'

6:10pm November 16, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Javier Gonzales, the mayor of Santa Fe, N.M., about policing in a sanctuary city and the city's intent to protect people from deportation.

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St. Anthony police Officer Jeronimo Yanez outside the City Council chambers in St. Anthony, Minn., in January 2013.

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Minn. Police Officer Who Killed Philando Castile Is Charged With Manslaughter

2:01pm November 16, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The Ramsey County attorney said the use of deadly force by Officer Jeronimo Yanez in July was not justified.

A rarely argued writ helped a Nashville man get his record expunged of a 1995 misdemeanor conviction for homosexual acts.

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How Nashville Man Cleared Of 'Homosexual Acts' Conviction Paves The Way

5:11am November 16, 2016

by Tony Gonzalez

Some unlikely allies in Nashville have united to expunge the record of a man convicted of a so-called "sodomy" law in 1995. His record has been cleared, but charges against 41 men have come to light.

Range safety officers look over a line of 1,000 Henry Golden Boy Silver rifles before an NRA-sponsored event in Phoenix. Each participant took two shots, celebrating the presidential election results.

Following Election, NRA Goes on 'Offense'; Here's What It Could Aim To Do

8:19pm November 15, 2016

The National Rifle Association's to-do list for Congress and the new president includes easier access to silencers and the right to carry concealed firearms in all states with one permit.

Trump's Election Raises Host Of Issues For Supreme Court

5:46pm November 15, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Statements from President-elect Donald Trump raise questions about the incoming administration, big issues before the Supreme Court and progress toward nominating a ninth Supreme Court justice.

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