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Untested Rape Kit Backlog Represents A 'Public Safety Issue' In U.S.

12:19pm May 22, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with, Abigail Tracy, a reporter with the news site Vocativ, about the backlog of thousands of rape kits that have yet to be tested around the country.

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'Be Guardians, Not Warriors': Training A New Generation Of Police

9:24am May 22, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel reports from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York on how policing is being taught during this year filled with news of tensions between police and civilians.

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Grand Jury Indicts 6 Baltimore Officers In Freddie Gray's Death

6:48pm May 21, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Prosecutor Marilyn J. Mosby said at a news conference that the officers will be arraigned July 2. The charges against them are mostly similar to those announced May 1.

In an image from Senate video, presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday afternoon at the start of an almost 11-hour speech opposing renewal of the Patriot Act.

Sen. Rand Paul Stages 'Filibuster' To Protest Patriot Act

1:04pm May 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Kentucky senator and presidential candidate opposes the collection of bulk telephone data and other surveillance measures that the government says are needed to combat terrorism.

Boxing Fans File Lawsuits After Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight

10:28am May 21, 2015

by Nathan Rott

More than 30 lawsuits have been filed by boxing fans, bettors and sports bars around the country, alleging that the so-called "fight of the century," between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao was a fraud. They're suing for their money back and, in some cases, damages.

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Stacy Emminger holds the death certificate for her son, Anthony, who was addicted to heroin. His death was marked as a multidrug toxicity in Pennsylvania.

States Lack Accurate Statistics On Widespread Heroin Use

7:51am May 21, 2015

by Ben Allen

Opiate abuse has reached crisis levels, but some states aren't doing all they can to determine the depth of the problem. Finding up-to-date statistics for specific drugs is often difficult.

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FTC And States File Suit Against 4 Sham Cancer Charities

12:09pm May 20, 2015

by Pam Fessler

The charities have been charged with bilking consumers out of more than $187 million. The Federal Trade Commission along with every state and the District of Columbia brought the charges.

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'Cartel' Of 4 Big Banks To Plead Guilty To Gaming The Exchange Rate

12:09pm May 20, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Four banks agreed to plead guilty to currency manipulation and pay over $5 billion in fines. Officials say the banks used secret codes to manipulate the exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Euros.

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The National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md.

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As Congress Haggles Over Patriot Act, We Answer 6 Basic Questions

8:18pm May 19, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

If you haven't been paying attention, here's a primer on the changes Congress is considering making to U.S. surveillance practices.

Motorcyles sit in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant, the scene of a deadly biker gang shootout in Waco, Texas.

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Biker Shootout Update: 7 Remain In Hospital; Uninvited Gang Had Come To Meeting

2:03pm May 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Giving an update on Sunday's violence, Waco Police Sgt. Patrick Swanton dismisses media reports that law enforcement officers had killed four bikers.