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Federal Government To Pay Long-Overdue $940 Million To Native American Tribes

5:08pm September 17, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The government had contracted with the tribes to provide services but then didn't pay the agreed-upon price. The parties are settling a decades-old lawsuit over it.

Soldiers walk past a military police officer (right) patrolling the perimeter of the U.S. Army IMCOM HQ building at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, prior to the Article 32 preliminary hearing to determine whether Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will be court-martialed.

Bergdahl Faces Hearing To Determine If Court-Martial Is Warranted

4:03pm September 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Army sergeant, who has been charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, is appearing before the military equivalent of a grand jury.

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Army To Open A Hearing On Former Taliban Prisoner, An Accused Deserter

10:39am September 17, 2015

by Wade Goodwyn

Officials begin proceedings Thursday on whether to court-martial Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. He is charged with deserting his post in eastern Afghanistan and misbehavior before the enemy.

Ahmed Mohamed speaks during a news conference on Wednedsay in Irving, Texas. The 14-year-old was detained for building what a teacher thought was a bomb; it was an alarm clock.

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Texas High School Student Shows Off Homemade Clock, Gets Handcuffed

9:46am September 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

An aspiring engineer, 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed repeatedly said that his clock was not, in fact, a bomb. But a teacher and the principal of MacArthur High School called the police.

Washington Cocaine Kingpins Denied Request For Reduced Sentence

5:28pm September 16, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

In the closely-watched case, a judge concluded men pose a threat to the community and played a key role "in one of the largest drug conspiracies in the history of this city."

Appeals Court Rules Youtube Video Of Baby Dancing To Prince Was Fair Use

7:43pm September 15, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Daniel Nazer of the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the impact of this ruling. An appeals court ruled the music used in the video was an instance of fair use.

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Building Trust, Or Danger? Debate Over Naming Officers After Shootings

11:43am September 15, 2015

by Bobby Allyn

After a police shooting, what information should be disclosed to the public? That question is roiling Philadelphia, where a bill aims to keep confidential the names of officers who use deadly force.

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Law Beyond Our Borders: Justice Breyer Is On A Mission

7:10pm September 14, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

In his new book, Stephen Breyer details cases involving the interdependence of law in the U.S. and other countries. No branch of government can avoid dealing with global issues any more, he said.

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Members of the Ferguson Commission, including co-chairman Starsky Wilson (second from right), listen at a recent hearing. After months of deliberation, the commission is releasing a report laying bare racial and economic inequalities in the St. Louis regi

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Ferguson Commission Shines Light On Racially Divided St. Louis

5:39pm September 14, 2015

by Jason Rosenbaum

After Michael Brown's shooting, a group was tasked with investigating the region's inequalities. Their report points to deep racial and economic tensions, and calls for sweeping policy changes.

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Surrounded by sheriff's deputies, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, with her son Nathan Davis standing by her side, makes a statement to the media Monday at the front door of the county Judicial Center in Morehead, Ky.

Kim Davis Back At Work, But Remains Defiant

4:27pm September 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Kentucky clerk says she asked that her name and title be taken off marriage licenses but that she won't stop her deputies from issuing them. She says she has "great doubts" the licenses are valid.