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After Fort Lauderdale Shooting, Examining Airport Safety

8:08am January 07, 2017

A shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport left five people dead, and raises new questions about airport security. Aviation security expert Jeff Price explains.

People stand on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida on Friday after a shooter opened fire inside a terminal, killing at least five people and wounding eight others before being taken into custody.

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At Least 5 People Dead In Airport Shooting In Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

11:01pm January 06, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Officials say at least eight others were wounded and a suspect, Esteban Santiago, 26, is in custody. He is accused of firing wildly in the terminal with a gun that he had retrieved from his luggage.

President-elect Donald Trump talks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., last month. He met Friday with top U.S. intelligence officials about Russian interference in the election.

On Intelligence And Russian Hacking, Are Trump And His Team Missing The Point?

9:20pm January 06, 2017

The president-elect met with intelligence officials Friday about Russian hacking, but still didn't seem convinced of Russia's role in the election. Instead, he stressed none of it changed the outcome.

Former U.S. Diplomat Outlines Increasing North Korean Nuclear Threat

6:16pm January 06, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ambassador Joseph DeTrani about North Korea's nuclear program, how close the country is to launching a nuclear attack on the United States, and what can be done about it.

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U.S. Intelligence Community Releases Public Report On Russian Hacking

6:16pm January 06, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

Intelligence officials released a public version of the report detailing the findings on Russian cyber attacks during the 2016 election cycle.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual televised New Year's message in the Kremlin in Moscow.

Putin Ordered 'Influence Campaign' To Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Report Says

5:33pm January 06, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The public version of the intelligence report on the investigation into Russia's interference in the U.S. elections concludes that Russia "aspired to help" Trump's election chances when possible.

Intelligence Officials Brief President-Elect Trump On Russian Hacking

4:56pm January 06, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President-elect Trump is briefed by top intelligence officials on their assessment that Russia was behind cyber meddling in the U.S. presidential election. Trump has publicly dismissed that conclusion.

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Rep. Adam Schiff Reviews Intelligence Report On Russian Election-Year Hacking

4:56pm January 06, 2017

The intelligence community released Friday the public version of its report on Russian hacking in the lead up to the U.S. election. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

The guidance from Deputy U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates is the first departmentwide policy for DOJ agencies.

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Justice Department Issues New Guidance On Securing Eyewitness IDs

12:36pm January 06, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The policy directs federal investigators to document or record an eyewitness's confidence in an identification at the moment of the ID and encourages the use of "blinded" photo arrays of suspects.

A flag waves inside Camp 6 at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba last February.

4 More Prisoners Leave Guantanamo In Waning Days Of Obama Administration

10:02am January 06, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The four released detainees are from Yemen and have been accepted by Saudi Arabia. They were never charged and had been at the Guantanamo Bay prison for more than 14 years.