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After 41 years, a missing woman has been identified. Police want to know how she died

5:01am June 19, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The mom whose remains were discovered in 1983 in what's now Lake Forest, Calif., was positively identified Friday by authorities as Maritza Glean Grimmett, says the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

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NYC pastor is sentenced to 9 years for fraud, including taking a single mom's $90,000

2:34pm June 18, 2024

by Bill Chappell

"Lamor Whitehead is a con man who stole millions of dollars in a string of financial frauds,” a U.S. attorney said. In 2022, the high-profile pastor was robbed during a livestreamed service in Brooklyn.

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She died in a New York jail. Her family still has questions, alleges medical neglect

10:14am June 18, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

Niki Capaci, 40, died in May 2023 after three days in the custody of a New York jail. Her family is suing the jail, claiming its medical provider, Wellpath, failed to treat her for opioid withdrawal.

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FEMA urged to treat heat as a disaster; Biden's protections for undocumented spouses

8:01am June 18, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

Several groups want FEMA to treat extreme heat and wildfire smoke as a "major disaster." Biden is expected to issue an executive order protecting undocumented spouses of American citizens.

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Nashville court grapples with details on school shooter that were leaked to media

3:01am June 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

The court is determining if the investigative file and other records from the 2023 shooting should be released under Tennessee's public records law. Leaks of some documents have complicated the case.

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Maryland is pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions. It's part of a trend

4:45pm June 17, 2024

by Bill Chappell

Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order pardoning more than 175,000 cannabis convictions on Monday, making Maryland the latest state to try to undo the harm imposed by criminal records.

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U.S. Supreme Court overturns federal ban on gun bump stocks

2:45pm June 17, 2024

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Georgetown Law professor and legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union David Cole about the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a ban on gun bump stocks.

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Former President Donald Trump Appears In Fort Pierce Courtroom For Federal Classified Documents Case

A retired federal judge says Judge Cannon appears to show 'favoritism' toward Trump

1:07pm June 17, 2024

Some of Judge Aileen Cannon’s decisions in Trump's Florida classified documents case have baffled one former judge, who gives her assessment of the case so far.

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Former federal judge deciphers Aileen Cannon's judicial choices in Trump case

9:35pm June 15, 2024

by Scott Detrow

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with retired judge Shira Scheindlin about what stands out to her about how the judge overseeing former President Trump's Florida classified documents case is proceeding.

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Why banana brand Chiquita was found liable for deaths in the Colombia's Civil War

3:35pm June 15, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to reporter Jorge Valencia about banana brand Chiquita being found liable in US courts for deaths during the Colombian Civil War and the terror group it funded.

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