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Supreme Court Will Rule On Gay Marriage Nationwide

11:57am January 17, 2015

The Supreme Court announced Friday it would hear appeals this term from four circuit courts that ruled on gay marriage last year. NPR's Nina Totenberg and Scott Simon discuss the implications.

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Supreme Court To Decide Whether States Can Ban Same-Sex Marriage

6:32pm January 16, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether states can ban same-sex marriage.

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In 'Silk Road' Trial, FBI Paints Picture Of 'True Drug Empire'

6:32pm January 16, 2015

The Silk Road was an online anonymous black market for buying and selling illegal drugs. The FBI shut it down in 2013 and now the man accused of running that billion-dollar drug market is on trial.

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Rule On Gay Marriage This Term

5:17pm January 16, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The justices said today they will review restrictions on same-sex marriages in Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan and Kentucky. The case will be argued in April; a decision is expected by late June.

St. Paul-Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt speaks at his office in St. Paul, Minn., in a photo taken in July. Nienstedt announced Friday that the archdiocese was filing for bankruptcy following more than a dozen claims from alleged sexual abuse victim

Archdiocese Of St. Paul-Minneapolis Files Chapter 11

1:41pm January 16, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Facing more than a dozen claims of sexual abuse by priests, the archdiocese says it needs protection to reorganize. Eleven other U.S. dioceses have filed bankruptcy since 2004.

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Tech Giants Will Pay $415 Million To Settle Employees' Lawsuit

10:04am January 16, 2015

Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe were accused of colluding to keep tech worker salaries low and avoid recruiting one another's employees.

Latest Judge's Ruling On BP Oil Spill Is Key To Upcoming Trial

7:59am January 16, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

A federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that BP dumped 3.19 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The company could face a maximum $13.7 billion fine.

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Another Shooting Puts Albuquerque Police Back In The Spotlight

6:33pm January 14, 2015

by Kelly McEvers

On Tuesday night, officers shot and killed a suspect who they say fired at them.

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Ohio Man Is Arrested For Allegedly Plotting Attack On U.S. Capitol

6:05pm January 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The FBI says Christopher Lee Cornell of Cincinnati bought weapons to carry out an attack. Agents also say he used Twitter to express support for the violent extremist group Islamic State.

Homeland Security Budget Caught Up In Immigration Politics

7:48am January 14, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The House is set to pass a $40 billion spending bill that pays for the Department of Homeland Security to the end of the budget year — but also invalidates President Obama's executive actions on deportations.

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