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The Last Of Nazi War Convictions Will Not End Fight Against Anti-Semitism

7:51am February 13, 2016

One of the last of the trials of Nazi guards has begun in Germany. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center about their future after these prosecutions end.

National

California Death Row Inmates Remain Stuck In High Security Limbo

8:16pm February 12, 2016

by Scott Shafer

This fall, voters in California may get to weigh in on two very different ballot measures on capital punishment — one to ban the death penalty and another to expedite executions. California still sentences convicted murderers to death, but there hasn't been an execution there since 2006. That's when a federal judge suspended capital punishment. On a rare tour of San Quentin State Prison, NPR found death row inmates stuck in high security limbo.

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Ferguson Mayor: 'There Was No Agreement' With The Justice Department

6:32pm February 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Ferguson Mayor James Knowles about why the City Council decided to change an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the subsequent lawsuit against the city.

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New York City police Officer Peter Liang sits in court as testimony is read back for jurors during deliberations in Brooklyn Supreme Court this week.

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NYC Police Officer Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Shooting Of Unarmed Man

9:32am February 12, 2016

by Bill Chappell

In 2014, a rookie police officer fired his gun in a stairwell. His bullet ricocheted off a wall and hit Akai Gurley, 28, on a lower floor.

Politics & Government

Detainee Interrogation Chief: Waterboarding Doesn't Work

9:12am February 12, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The head of the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group spoke as Donald Trump is calling for a return to simulated drowning and other interrogation techniques that critics have likened to torture.

Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward addresses the public at the County Chamber of Commerce in Burns, Ore., on Thursday.

National

Harney County Sheriff Calls For Dialogue Following Oregon Occupation's End

7:06pm February 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Sheriff Dave Ward urged residents in his community to "get off Facebook" and talk to each other about their differences of opinion following the divisive occupation.

National

More Than 40 Prison Guards Indicted In Georgia On Drug Trafficking Charges

6:36pm February 11, 2016

by Molly Samuel

Authorities in Georgia indicted more than 40 prison guards. They're accused of drug trafficking and accepting bribes.

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New York City Police officers watch demonstrators protesting the death of Eric Garner near Times Square.

National

Federal Grand Jury Said To Begin Hearing Evidence In Eric Garner Case

5:35pm February 11, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The grand jury is determining whether Officer Daniel Pantaleo violated Garner's civil rights as he moved to arrest him for allegedly selling loose cigarettes.

National

Cleveland Apologizes To Family Of Tamir Rice For $500 Ambulance Bill

5:13pm February 11, 2016

by Brian Bull

Court documents filed by city officials in the case of Tamir Rice have provoked outrage. The documents included an invoice for the transport of the dead 12-year-old to a local hospital.

DOJ Sues Ferguson After Mo. City Rejects Police Overhaul Deal

2:43pm February 11, 2016

by Jason Rosenbaum

The suit follows Ferguson's decision to not accept a consent decree negotiated between the city and the federal government to settle complaints following the shooting death of Michael Brown.

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