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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (center) arrives at the federal courthouse Wednesday in Chicago.

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty In Hush-Money Case

5:34pm October 28, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

A judge set the sentencing date for Feb. 29. Federal prosecutors have recommended up to six months in prison as part of a plea deal that will allow the 73-year-old former congressman to avoid a trial.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the firing of Ben Fields, a senior deputy who forcibly removed a female student who refused to leave her high school math class at Spring Valley High School on Monday.

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S.C. Sheriff's Deputy Is Fired After Review Of High School Student's Arrest

4:22pm October 28, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"It's not what I expect from my deputies, and it's not what I tolerate from my deputies," Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says.

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Obama Delivers Sympathetic Speech To Nation's Police Chiefs

2:20pm October 28, 2015

by Martin Kaste

President Obama reached out to an international meeting of police chiefs in Chicago on Tuesday, assuring them that law enforcement is still appreciated, despite recent protests and viral videos.

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President Obama, seen at a cybersecurity summit in Palo Alto, Calif., in February. The White House has called the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act an "important building block."

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Senate Approves Cybersecurity Bill: What You Need To Know

8:42pm October 27, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The Senate approved a measure that's meant to stop hackers, but opponents cite privacy concerns. The bill would create a pipeline for firms to share information on attacks with the government.

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Former Police Chief Disputes FBI Director's Remarks On The 'YouTube Effect'

4:58pm October 27, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Ronal Serpas, former police chief in New Orleans and Nashville, about FBI Director James Comey's remarks on the "Ferguson Effect" and the rise in crime in U.S. cities.

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S.C. High School Arrest Tape Reignites Debate Over Police Brutality

4:58pm October 27, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Seth Stoughton, a professor at the University Of South Carolina School of Law, about the video of a school police officer attacking a student in a Columbia, S.C., classroom.

Spring Valley High School in Columbia, S.C., was the scene of a disturbing arrest Monday, setting off a flurry of online comments and outrage.

Video Of S.C. Deputy Throwing Student To Ground Prompts Inquiry, Outrage

4:04pm October 27, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Authorities are investigating a classroom incident between a white school resource officer and a black high school student in Columbia in which the deputy flipped the female student's desk backward.

Chris Cheng is a customer at High Bridge Arms, San Francisco's last gun store.

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San Francisco's Last Gun Shop Calls It Quits

12:25pm October 27, 2015

by Sam Harnett

High Bridge Arms is shutting down at the end of the month. Gun enthusiasts say proposed city firearms regulations are forcing the store to close, but advocates of the new measures say that's not true.

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Notorious RBG: The Supreme Court Justice Turned Cultural Icon

7:28pm October 26, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a cultural icon about the time she turned 80 and became known as "Notorious RBG" — a most unusual identity for a member of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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FBI Director Doubles Down On Linking Scrutiny Of Police With Rise In Violent Crime

5:08pm October 26, 2015

by Laura Wagner

James Comey said police restraint, born from increased scrutiny in the wake of high-profile police killings, may be contributing to an uptick in violent crimes in some cities.