Law

Charging Chicago Officer With Murder Fails To Quell Outrage Over Teen's Death

5:14am November 25, 2015

by David Schaper

Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez released dashcam video that shows officer Jason Van Dyke firing 16 shots at 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Critics question why it took so long to be released.

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5 People Shot At Black Lives Matter Protest In Minneapolis

11:09pm November 24, 2015

by Brandt Williams

Five people suffered non-life-threatening injuries when gunmen opened fire near the site of a Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis Monday night. Two suspects have been arrested. The protestors are upset over last week's fatal police shooting of Jamar Clark — amid rumors that he was handcuffed at the time, an assertion that the police union denies.

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A memorial to Laquan McDonald, 17, is seen in April at the Sullivan House Alternative High School in Chicago. McDonald was shot 16 times by Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014.

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Video Released Of Black Teen's Fatal Shooting By White Chicago Police Officer

10:41pm November 24, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times in October 2014, after he refused to follow officers' instructions as he walked down a street with a knife. The officer who shot him has been charged with murder.

An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies in January 2010 over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night.

Government Can Keep Memos Justifying Drone Strikes Secret, Court Rules

7:43pm November 24, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Unlike in an earlier case involving Anwar al-Awlaki, the federal appeals court panel says, the government has not already revealed the contents of these memos through other public channels.

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Chicago Police Officer Charged With First Degree Murder In Death Of Black Teen

6:56pm November 24, 2015

by David Schaper

A white Chicago police officer was charged in the shooting death of 17-year old Laquan McDonald. A judge ordered that dash-cam video of the shooting be released by Wednesday.

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Pharmaceutical Companies Pfizer, Allergan To Merge In $160 Billion Deal

7:17pm November 23, 2015

by John Ydstie

U.S. drug giant Pfizer and its rival Allergan have agreed to merge in order to lower its corporate taxes, creating the world's largest pharmaceutical company by sales.

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Anti-death penalty activists, including members of MoveOn.org and other advocay groups, rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in a final attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29.

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Are Last-Minute Death Penalty Delays Cruel And Unusual Punishment?

4:25pm November 23, 2015

by Jacob McCleland

The death penalty in the U.S. is under scrutiny after a series of botched executions. Some death row lawyers and activists say the repeated delays are torture for prisoners like Richard Glossip.

Minneapolis Protesters Keep Up Pressure After Black Man Is Killed By Police

6:08am November 23, 2015

by Matt Sepic

Justice Department lawyers are in Minneapolis conducting a civil rights investigation, and are expected to discuss the possible release of video that may show the shooting.

Why Do Young People Like Socialism More Than Older People?

8:03am November 21, 2015

by Sam Sanders

There are two big reasons why millennials are embracing the political philosophy that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders preaches: the economy and history.

Drug Treatment Slots Are Scarce For Pregnant Women

3:37pm November 20, 2015

Tennessee's "fetal assault" law is designed to push pregnant women into drug treatment programs. But there are not enough of those programs available for the people who need them.

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