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The Consequences Of Cleaning Up The Anacostia River

8:07am May 05, 2018

by Jacob Fenston

The Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., has long been one of the most polluted in the country. Now the river is getting much cleaner and attracting development that not everyone is welcoming.

Gun Control Activists Protest NRA In Dallas

8:07am May 05, 2018

by Brian Mann

Gun control advocates are protesting in Dallas, responding to Friday's addresses by President Trump and Vice President Pence at the NRA convention in town.

A New Church Will Rise After A Shooting Shakes The Community

8:07am May 05, 2018

by Joey Palacios

A new church is rising in Sutherland Springs, Texas, six months after a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers and left the small community struggling.

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Court Reverses Kennedy Relative's Murder Conviction

8:07am May 05, 2018

by Ebong Udoma

A Connecticut court has reversed Michael Skakel's murder conviction and ordered a new trial.

Mueller Probe Update

8:07am May 05, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to investigative reporter Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post to discuss this week's developments in Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee focusing on the oversight of the FBI in July 2010 on Capitol Hill.

The Russia Investigations: Will Trump Give Mueller The Stiff Arm?

7:00am May 05, 2018

by Philip Ewing

After another mind-bending week, the chances of a presidential interview with the team of Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller appear slimmer than ever.

A new lava vent opened up on a residential street in the Leilani Estates neighborhood near Kīlauea volcano Friday morning. Spatter was being thrown nearly 100 feet high at the time the photo was made.

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Hawaiian Volcano Erupts As Molten Lava Flows Into Residential Neighborhoods

11:31pm May 04, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The U.S. Geological Survey said lava was spewing into a neighborhood near the Kilauea volcano, which briefly erupted Thursday, and that a 6.9 magnitude earthquake was reported in the area.

Members of the opposition to the administration of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez march on Friday to protest the U.S. government's decision to end the Temporary Protected Status designation for nearly 57,000 people from Honduras. Hernandez call

Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status For Hondurans

11:09pm May 04, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The Trump administration is revoking deportation protections from 57,000 Hondurans and giving them 18 months to leave or find another way to remain in the U.S. legally.

A 1969 message from the Zodiac Killer includes a cryptogram in San Francisco on Nov. 11, 1969. Authorities hope to use DNA databases in a similar manner that police used in the Golden State Killer case to identify the suspect.

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Hope For New DNA Leads In Zodiac Killer Case

11:04pm May 04, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The case has confounded police for 50 years but officials are optimistic they can using DNA databases, like the one used to arrest the Golden State Killer suspect, to identify the infamous killer.

Michael Skakel enters the Connecticut Supreme Court for a hearing in 2016. The court on Friday vacated Skakel's murder conviction in the 1975 slaying of Martha Moxley, his neighbor.

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Kennedy Relative's Murder Conviction Vacated, New Trial Ordered

10:46pm May 04, 2018

by Nicole Hernandez

Michael Skakel will get a new trial after the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled his attorney failed to adequately represent him. Skakel's aunt is the widow of Robert F. Kennedy.