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A few hundred people gather in an auditorium at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan., to watch the state Supreme Court hear oral arguments.

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State Judicial Elections Become Political Battlegrounds

6:59pm November 02, 2016

by Ashley Cleek

For the first time ever, four judges up for re-election to the Kansas Supreme Court may get voted off the bench. And that raises a question: Are judges impartial arbiters or accountable to voters?

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Hulk Hogan Reaches Settlement With Gawker Worth Over $31 Million

5:29pm November 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This comes after years of litigation in the invasion of privacy lawsuit involving Gawker's publication of a sex tape featuring Bollea and a former friend's wife. The case drove Gawker to bankruptcy.

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Iowa Police Arrest Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of 2 Officers

4:31pm November 02, 2016

by Frank Morris

Police in Iowa have arrested a suspect in the ambush-style fatal shooting of two police officers in the Des Moines area. The same man, Scott Michael Greene, was asked to leave a high school football game a few weeks ago after waiving the Confederate flag during the national anthem.

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Louisiana Residents Request Free Legal Aid In Flood Recovery Efforts

4:31pm November 02, 2016

In the two months since historic floods hit the greater Baton Rouge, La., area, recovery has begun. There has also been an increase in requests for free legal aid. Laura Tuggle of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services says her organization has seen an increase in landlord-tenant disputes, contractor fraud cases and requests to help prove ownership.

Court Hears Dispute Over Canceled Voter Registrations In North Carolina

5:11am November 02, 2016

by Michael Tomsic

Just days before Election Day, civil rights groups are suing the state over claims that voters have been illegally removed from the rolls.

Supreme Court Will Hear Transgender Bathroom Case

5:11am November 02, 2016

A Virginia school district wants to ban a transgender teen from using the boys' bathroom. David Greene speaks to attorneys Kyle Duncan and Josh Block, central players in what could be a landmark case.

President Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich as he was leaving the White House in 2001 triggered a federal investigation into the decision.

More Surprises: FBI Releases Files On Bill Clinton's Pardon Of Marc Rich

9:01pm November 01, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

It's yet another puzzling decision by the law enforcement agency less than a week before Election Day, and FBI Director James Comey has a connection to this case as well.

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their supporters gather in a circle to hear speakers and singers at a protest encampment last month near Cannon Ball, N.D.

More Than 1 Million 'Check In' On Facebook To Support The Standing Rock Sioux

6:01pm November 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It's a show of support for the tribe that has been rallying against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which the tribe says could contaminate drinking water and harm sacred lands.

$151 Million Settlement Deal Reached Over West Virginia Water Poisoning

1:37pm November 01, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A federal judge has tentatively signed off on the agreement between local residents and two companies over a 2014 chemical spill that contaminated drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.

Why Do We Vote On Tuesdays?

12:43pm November 01, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The tradition goes back to the 19th century, when the U.S. was largely an agrarian, Christian society. People needed a day to travel by horse and buggy to vote and November was after the fall harvest.