Law

Roman Ducksworth in uniform. The Army Corporal was shot to death by a white Mississippi police officer in 1962.

National

The Pain Of Police Killings Can Last Decades

1:27pm August 25, 2016

by Ben Greenberg

Cordero Ducksworth says he barely remembers his father, Roman, who died in 1962. And he didn't learn the circumstances of his death for almost 30 years. Now, he's fighting for justice.

Catholic Church Groups Fight Bills To Revive Old Sex Abuse Cases

5:51pm August 24, 2016

by Brian Mann

Catholic leaders are trying to block bills that would extend the statute of limitations for child sex crimes and allow old cases to be brought back into court. So far, the lobbying has been effective.

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NLRB Rules Graduate Students Are Employees With The Right To Unionize

8:31pm August 23, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The 3-1 decision by the National Labor Relations Board reverses a 2004 ruling and opens the door to union drives at private universities across the country.

Former corrections officer Robert Fletcher says he bought this painting from artist Peter Doig in 1976.

Artist Peter Doig Says He Didn't Paint This, And A Judge Agrees

6:15pm August 23, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

A retired corrections officer says he bought the painting from Doig in 1976, but Doig (now a famous artist) says that wasn't him. So the retiree lawyered up and went to court.

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Latest Religious Liberty Battle: Church-Affiliated Colleges And LGBT Students

7:34am August 23, 2016

by Ben Adler

A California lawmaker's push to reduce discrimination against LGBT people at religious colleges and universities sparks new debate over the separation of church and state.

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Obama Transgender Bathroom Directive Blocked Temporarily By Judge

7:34am August 23, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Attorney General Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma, one of the states granted an injunction which keeps guidance from the administration on transgender students from going into effect.

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Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to Felons Again

8:43pm August 22, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says felons have paid their debt to society and deserve enfranchisement. Republicans say he is trying to increase Democratic voter rolls for November.

National

FBI Releases Mobile App for Finding Bank Robbers

7:47pm August 22, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The new app enlists public's assistance in identifying bank robbers with wanted posters at your finger tips.

California Teacher Tenure Laws Upheld

7:21pm August 22, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The state Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to laws protecting senior teachers. Opponents argued that tenure harms poor and minority students, saddling them with incompetent teachers.

Ahmad Faqi al-Mahdi in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in the Hague last September. Mahdi pleaded guilty to war crimes over the deliberate destruction of buildings at a UNESCO-listed desert heritage site in Mali in 2012.

World News

Militant Who Destroyed Mali Cultural Sites Pleads Guilty To War Crimes

6:17pm August 22, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi deliberately damaged buildings and ancient manuscripts in Timbuktu in 2012. It is believed to be the first time an act of cultural destruction has been treated as a war crime.