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Chicago Police Video Tied To Shooting Of Unarmed Black Man Raises Questions

9:07am August 06, 2016

A new video shows the moments before a fatal Chicago police shooting of an unarmed teenager suspected of car theft. Chicago Sun-Times reporter Carol Marin tells NPR's Scott Simon about the fallout.

Obama Renews Promise To Defeat ISIS, Scoffs At Claims Of Election Rigging

6:06am August 05, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama held a wide-ranging news conference at the Pentagon on Thursday. He talked about the presidential campaign, a recently discovered cash payment to Iran, and efforts to defeat ISIS.

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President Obama speaks to reporters after meeting his National Security Council at the Pentagon on Thursday.

'Their Military Defeat Will Not Be Enough': Obama Discusses Efforts To Counter ISIS

6:40pm August 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Two years ago, "to many observers, ISIL looked invincible," Obama said at the Pentagon on Thursday. But now: "ISIL turns out not to be invincible, they're in fact inevitably going to be defeated."

Ukraine's Ambassador Struggles To Stay Silent About Donald Trump

6:28pm August 04, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

Usually foreign diplomats try to stay out of U.S. politics. But for Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., this is a hard time to stay silent. He's worried about what Donald Trump is saying about Ukraine and Russia on the campaign trail.

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President Barack Obama speaks to the media after a meeting with Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon on August 4 in Arlington, Virginia.

President Obama: The Election Will Not Be 'Rigged'

6:23pm August 04, 2016

by Susan Davis

Donald Trump, who has begun to slip in the polls, has charged that the outcome of November's election will be "rigged." President Obama blasted that as "ridiculous" in a wide-ranging news conference.

Jeff Moss, founder of BlackHat, speaks at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

Despite Email Debacle, Prominent Cybersecurity Leaders Favor Clinton

1:04pm August 04, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

They are political endorsements you might not expect.

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Cybersecurity Conference Includes 'Hackers For Hillary' Fundraiser

6:41am August 04, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

A Hillary Clinton fundraiser will take place at BlackHat in Las Vegas. Cybersecurity experts there say they support her over Donald Trump despite all the controversy over her email server.

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'Wall Street Journal' Reveals U.S. Paid $400 Million In Cash To Iran

4:30pm August 03, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

A Wall Street Journal account raises questions about whether a controversial $400 million cash payment to Iran that coincided with the release of several U.S. citizens amounted to ransom.

Lawyers For Sept. 11 Plotters Try To Save Defendants From Death Penalty

5:30am August 03, 2016

by Arun Rath

Defense attorneys in the military commissions of the alleged 9/11 plotters are throwing up roadblock after roadblock to increase the chances of saving their clients from the death penalty. The government could make the case go a lot quicker, they say, if prosecutors took that danger off the table.

Batman's gun from Batman v Superman is displayed with a batarang and other weapons.

TSA Reminds Passengers: No 'Batarang' Superhero Weapons On Flights

2:57pm August 02, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The TSA has repeatedly reminded air travelers to put sharp Batman and other superhero paraphernalia in checked baggage.