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Flowers sit outside the apartment building where three Muslim students were killed Tuesday afternoon in Chapel Hill N.C.

Obama Calls UNC Murders 'Brutal And Outrageous'

7:04pm February 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president spoke a day after the Justice Department announced an investigation into the killings of three Muslim university students as a possible hate crime.

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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Facing More Legal Troubles

6:29pm February 13, 2015

by Jude Joffe-Block

A federal judge in Arizona is planning a series of hearings to find out if Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio should be held in contempt of court for violating the court's orders. It's the latest twist in a lawsuit that found the sheriff's exuberant crackdown on illegal immigration racially profiled Latino drivers.

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Governor Puts Moratorium On Pennsylvania's Death Penalty

12:53pm February 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Gov. Tom Wolf has declared a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania, taking a stance he had embraced during his recent campaign. Wolf, a Democrat, was sworn in last month.

Diego Lobaton stands with his mother, Hedy Julca, and her son, Bruce, inside their cellphone store. Lobaton, Julca and Lobaton's brother Luis were arrested last year after San Diego police stopped the brothers on the suspicion they were breaking into the

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In San Diego, Wild Discrepancies Between Video Footage And A Police Report

12:30pm February 13, 2015

by Rigoberto Hernandez

Video footage shows glaring inconsistencies in police officers' account of a suspected break-in, which was actually just two brothers walking into their home.

Chirag Patel stands in his neighborhood in Madison, Ala., where his father, Sureshbhai Patel, was severely injured by police. Visiting from India, the elder Patel was staying with his son, his wife and child in their Madison home.

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Alabama Police Officer Arrested Over Severe Injuries To Indian Man

12:25pm February 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Sureshbhai Patel, 57, was stopped last week as he walked in his son's new neighborhood. Patel remains hospitalized after surgery to fuse bones in his neck; his son says he now has limited mobility.

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Police-Involved Shooting In Washington Sparks Protest

6:26pm February 12, 2015

by Martin Kaste

A police shooting of a homeless man in Pasco, Wash., is under investigation. Officers shot the man at a busy intersection after he was reportedly throwing rocks at cars. It was the town's fourth fatal police shooting in the past six months.

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FBI Director Wades Into Contentious Debate Over Policing And Race

6:26pm February 12, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

James Comey says the nation is at a crossroads when it comes to race and policing. He told students on Thursday that it's time for law enforcement and communities to face some hard truths.

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