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Investigators Search For Terrorist Link In Chattanooga, Tenn., Shootings

2:29pm July 22, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

The gunman who killed five people in Chattanooga last week suffered from depression, and drug and alcohol abuse. But investigators have not found strong ties to terrorist groups.

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Death Penalty Or Life In Prison? Aurora Shooting Trial Goes To Sentencing Phase

8:32am July 22, 2015

by Ben Markus

The sentencing phase of the Aurora Theater Shooting trial begins Wednesday. James Holmes, who was found guilty of murder last week, faces either the death penalty or life in prison without parole.

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A Death In A Texas Jail Stirs Suspicion

3:04pm July 21, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Sandra Bland was found dead in a Texas jail last week. Her jailers say the African American woman committed suicide. But the case has triggered a wave of suspicion on social media.

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News Reports: Chattanooga Attacker Wrote Of Martyrdom

7:41pm July 20, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Investigators are examining writings believed to be by Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez. His attack on two military centers in Chattanooga, Tenn., killed five service members.

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New York Bail Reform Is Part Of Trend Away From Cash Punishment

2:39pm July 20, 2015

New York City will soon offer alternatives to bail for low-level offenders. NPR's Wade Goodwyn speaks with Karin Martin of John Jay College about how this will affect New York's prisons.

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In Court, Your Face Could Determine Your Fate

10:16am July 20, 2015

by Nadia Whitehead

How much can someone's face affect the sentence he receives in court? A lot, according to a study that asked people to rate the trustworthiness of convicted murderers based on their mugshots.

Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Raises Questions Of Religious Rights, Tax Status

2:00pm July 19, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

Religious colleges worry that if they stick to their convictions, they may lose tax-exempt status. That happened to Bob Jones University in 1983 because it continued to prohibit interracial dating.

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A Suicide Or Something Else? Young Woman's Death In Jail Incites Suspicion

1:22pm July 19, 2015

by Martin Kaste

After Sandra Bland was discovered dead in her Texas jail cell this week, the county medical examiner ruled it a suicide. But her family is questioning that finding — and the FBI is investigating.

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A car tangled in fencing sits inside the gate at the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Reserve Center Friday, a day after a gunman killed four U.S. Marines in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Chattanooga Shooter Failed Background Check At Job At Nuclear Plant

9:42am July 18, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

A spokeswoman for First Energy says he was dismissed for "not meeting minimum requirements for employment." Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez attacked two military centers Thursday and killed four Marines.

Bill Lettmkuhl kneels by a makeshift memorial near the Armed Forces Career Center on Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn. Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, of Hixson, Tenn., attacked two military facilities on Thursday, in a shooting rampage that killed four Marines.

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Marine Corps Identifies 4 Service Members Who Died In Chattanooga Attack

10:40pm July 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Their homes ranged from Georgia to Wisconsin, but their lives converged in Thursday's deadly attack on a military facility in Tennessee.

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