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Justices Say U.S. Improperly Deported Man Over Marijuana

8:04pm April 23, 2013

by Nina Totenberg

Adrian Moncrieffe was deported to Jamaica after police found a small amount of marijuana in his car. The Supreme Court decision means that he can now ask immigration authorities to allow him to return to the U.S., and to his wife and five American children.

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Charges Dropped Against Man Accused Of Sending Ricin Letters

8:04pm April 23, 2013

Authorities have dropped charges against a man accused of mailing ricin-laced letters to President Obama and Congress.

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A Fish and Wildlife Service team caught and killed an alligator after the animal attacked a 6-year-old boy Friday. The boy survived with only incidental wounds.

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Father Saves Boy From Alligator Attack, With A Stranger's Help

3:05pm April 23, 2013

by Bill Chappell

A 6-year-old boy's day off from school Friday left him with a vivid story to tell his classmates, after he was seized — and eventually released — by an alligator in South Florida. The attack occurred at a wildlife refuge where the boy's father had taken his son for a canoe ride.

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Wanda Rayborn, 63, was homeless for nine years and was living under a tree in downtown San Diego two years ago. She now lives in a newly renovated efficiency apartment — part of an initiative to help get homeless people off the streets.

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Changes Help San Diego Homeless, But Long Road Remains Ahead

3:05pm April 23, 2013

by Pam Fessler

Advocates for the people living on the city's streets were very skeptical two years ago that much could be done. But some substantial progress has been made since then. Now, as new people turn to the streets, can the county still help?

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A police officer stands on the street in Watertown, Mass., during the search for bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday.

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Boston Lockdown 'Extraordinary' But Prudent, Experts Say

9:52pm April 22, 2013

by Brian Naylor

The decision was made under "unprecedented" circumstances, says Frank Cilluffo of George Washington University. But officials were walking a fine line — because causing massive disruption is the objective of many terrorists.

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Arraignment Of Boston Bombing Suspect Start Of Long Legal Path

4:14pm April 22, 2013

by Scott Neuman

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was charged today in his hospital room, is eligible for the death penalty.

Confusion over the details of the new health care law is leaving many people vulnerable to con artists. Evelyne Lois Such, 86, was recently the target of an attempted scam.

Scammers Find Fertile Ground In Health Law

10:18am April 22, 2013

by Jenny Gold

Law enforcement agencies are reporting an increase in health insurance scams across the country. Many of the scammers seem to be preying on the public's confusion over the massive changes taking place in the nation's health care system.

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Boston's Lockdown A Rare Aspect Of Bombing Investigation

10:18am April 22, 2013

Steve Inskeep talks with Boston Globe columnist Juliette Kayyem about city officials' decision to lock down Boston on Friday as law enforcement searched for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. Kayyem is a former top homeland security official.

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The Cira Centre, right, was illuminated Friday night with LED lights, transforming it into a giant screen to play the video game Pong.

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Philly Turns Skyscraper Into Video Game Screen For Tech Week

6:23pm April 21, 2013

by Zack Seward

Joysticks in hand, participants played what was perhaps the world's biggest video game on the side of the 29-story Cira Centre in Philadelphia. The interactive light display kicked off a week of events for the annual celebration of the local tech scene.

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MIT campus police officer Sean Collier, 26, was shot and killed during an altercation with the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects Thursday night.

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MIT Officer Died Protecting His Community, In Job He Loved

5:30pm April 20, 2013

by Jim Zarroli

The grisly week that began at the Boston Marathon on Monday left a police officer dead. Sean Collier, an officer with the MIT campus police, was pronounced dead Thursday night. He's remembered as passionate and dedicated to his profession.

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