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Police Officers Debate Effectiveness Of Anti-Bias Training

2:02pm April 09, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Police departments around the country are instituting anti-bias training for their officers. The Justice Department encourages it, but for many cops the training doesn't seem effective or necessary.

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North Charleston Mayor R. Keith Summey (left) and police Chief Eddie Driggers spoke Wednesday about a video that shows a white police officer fatally shooting a fleeing black man after a traffic stop.

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'I Was Sickened By What I Saw,' Police Chief Says Of S.C. Shooting

1:32pm April 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Discussing the case of a North Charleston, S.C., officer shooting an unarmed man in the back, police chief Eddie Driggers said Wednesday, "I have been praying for peace."

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In North Charleston, Video Of Police Shooting 'Sickens' City Leaders

9:00pm April 08, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

The mayor and police chief of the South Carolina town met relatives of Walter Scott, the man who was shot in the back as he ran from a policeman. Video of the shooting contradicts the officer's story.

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The Hartford Police Department is one of a number of police departments across the country that are offering up their parking lots as "safe zones" for Craigslist transactions.

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Police Departments Open Up 'Safe Lots' For Craigslist Transactions

7:22pm April 08, 2015

by Patrick Skahill

Several crimes around the U.S. have been tied to the website's in-person transactions. So police departments are offering up their parking lots to provide a secure space for buying and selling stuff.

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Convictions Come Down For Boston Marathon Bomber; Death Penalty Still Possible

6:23pm April 08, 2015

The jury in the Boston Marathon bombing case has handed down its verdicts against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Jurors found Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts, 17 of which can carry the death penalty.

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More Body Cameras Are On The Way For North Charleston Police

6:23pm April 08, 2015

State Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-S.C., discusses the fatal shooting of Walter Scott by a police officer in North Charleston, S.C.

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Utah Brings Back Firing Squad Executions; Witnesses Recall The Last One

2:50pm April 08, 2015

by NPR Staff

A new law in Utah allows firing squad as a backup method of execution if lethal injection drugs aren't available. The last time an inmate died by firing squad in the U.S. was in Utah in 2010.

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Masha Gessen grew up in the Soviet Union and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was 14. She returned to Russia to work as a journalist. Her earlier books are about Vladimir Putin and Pussy Riot.

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Tracing The Roots Of 'The Brothers' And The Boston Marathon Bombing

7:32am April 08, 2015

As jurors deliberate whether to convict Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Masha Gessen says there are still some "gaping holes" in the case. Her new book is The Brothers.

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Maria Altmann fought her way to the U.S. Supreme Court to force the Austrian government to give back this painting by Gustav Klimt of her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer.

After Nazi Plunder, A Quest To Bring Home The 'Woman In Gold'

3:43pm April 07, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

A new movie tells the true story of Maria Altmann, who fought her way to the U.S. Supreme Court to force the Austrian government to return a painting of her aunt.

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In Closing Argument, Prosecutor Says Tsarnaev Wanted To 'Punish America'

3:34pm April 07, 2015

by Tovia Smith

The defense and prosecution in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev delivered closing arguments Monday.

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