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A voter registration sign hangs near a table where residents fill out paperwork at a polling location during the presidential primary vote in Waukesha, Wis., on April 5.

Conservatives File Voter Registration Lawsuits That Liberals Say Are Blocking Votes

4:40pm September 21, 2016

by Pam Fessler

"This is an effort to make the voter rolls cleaner ... before the elections in November," says J. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, the group behind the suits.

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China And Canada Agree To Discuss Potential Extradition Treaty

3:21pm September 21, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Such a treaty would be the first between China and Canada. The U.S. has refused to discuss such an agreement with the Chinese, citing human rights concerns.

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Appeals Court Rejects Immigrant Kids Class Action Lawsuit

8:48pm September 20, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that immigrant minors cannot sue the U.S. for legal representation until their deportation proceedings are exhausted, and they must do it individually.

U.S. Erroneously Grants Citizenship To More Than 850 Immigrants

5:39pm September 20, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

All 858 people had previously been ordered removed from the country. The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General says fingerprint records are to blame.

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Tulsa Police Release Video Of Officer Fatally Shooting Unarmed Black Man

5:26pm September 20, 2016

Video released by the Tulsa, Okla., police department shows a two and a half minute gap between when an officer shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher and when his injuries were attended to by first responders. Police say he died after reaching the hospital. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former police officer David Klinger, a professor of criminology at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis.

Testimony Begins In New Jersey Bridgegate Trial

5:26pm September 20, 2016

by Matt Katz

Federal prosecutors say New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie knew about the plot to shut down the George Washington Bridge. The Bridgegate trial is currently underway.

Terence Crutcher was shot and killed by police in Tulsa., Okla., on Friday, in a case that has prompted a Justice Department investigation.

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After Police Killing Of Unarmed Man, Tulsa Chief Promises To 'Achieve Justice'

10:11am September 20, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Seconds before Terence Crutcher was shot, police dashcam and helicopter footage shows, he had walked to his car with his hands held over his head.

A local police officer stands guard at an intersection as members of the FBI and other law enforcement agencies investigate a residence near the Rahami family's restaurant, First American Fried Chicken, in Elizabeth, N.J., on Monday.

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Bombing Suspect Spent Time In Afghanistan And Had Money Trouble

11:22pm September 19, 2016

Ahmad Khan Rahami, suspected in the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey, is a naturalized U.S. citizen, was sued in small claims court in 2012 and was evicted from an apartment in 2013.

A photo released by the FBI shows Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, a U.S. citizen of Afghan descent who should be considered armed and dangerous, the agency says.

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Police Arrest Suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami Over Bombs In New York Area

9:56pm September 19, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Rahami, 28, was captured after a gun battle with police in Linden, N.J. Images on local media showed him on a stretcher with what appeared to be a wound on his upper arm or shoulder.

New York officials used the wireless emergency system to alert people across the city of a suspect in connection with the bombings in New York and New Jersey.

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New York's Use Of Phone Alert Shines Spotlight On Wireless Emergency System

7:00pm September 19, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

"WANTED," blared New York's alert. "Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28-year-old male." This year, nonfederal authorities have sent as many wireless emergency alerts as in the previous three years put together.