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Despite Protests From Brazil, Trial For 840-Pound Emerald Will Continue
Monday, March 30, 2015
A trial about who owns a 840-pound emerald will continue despite international protest.
The ownership of the Bahia Emerald, as the massive rock is known, has been hotly contested for years. But in September, the stone became the subject of international controversy, when Brazil said all the ownership questions were ...
Pharmacists Group Votes To Discourage Members From Providing Execution Drugs
Monday, March 30, 2015
The largest pharmacist association in the country has voted to discourage its members from participating in executions.
The move could make executions harder for states that have been ordering their drugs from compounding pharmacies. As we've reported, some states like Texas turned to the pharmacies after big pharmaceutical companies ...
California's Death Row, The Nation's Largest, Runs Out Of Room
Monday, March 30, 2015
The country's largest death row has run out of room.
As NPR member station KCRW reports, that's because a legal fight has meant that the state has not put an inmate to death in nearly a decade, leaving more than 750 of them on death row in the state.
...Prosecution Rests In Case Against Admitted Boston Marathon Bomber
Monday, March 30, 2015
After presenting emotional testimony about the the physical damage one of the bombs inflicted on 8-year-old Martin Richard, the prosecution rested in its case against admitted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
NPR's Tovia Smith is inside the court room and she's been Tweeting about the trial. She reports:
After that ...
Jury Rules Against Ellen Pao, Clearing Kleiner Perkins Of Discrimination
Friday, March 27, 2015
A California jury has ruled against Ellen Pao by finding that Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers did not discriminate against her because of her gender nor did the venture capital firm deny her a promotion because of her gender.
Pao's lawsuit was the highest-profile gender discrimination case to come out ...
LISTEN: A Cuban Protest Singer On The State Of U.S.-Cuba Relations
Friday, March 27, 2015
Alabama Police Officer Accused Of Injuring Indian Man Is Indicted
Friday, March 27, 2015
An Alabama police officer has been indicted on one charge of using unreasonable force against an Indian man in February.
A federal grand jury decided there was enough evidence to bring charges against Officer Eric Parker.
"Parker's actions deprived the man in Madison of his right under the U.S. Constitution ...
A Fraying Promise: Exploring Race And Inequality In Havana
Thursday, March 26, 2015
In Havana, A Journey Into The Forbidden With A Provocative Artist
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Is Charged With Desertion
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban in 2009, after he walked off his military outpost in southeastern Afghanistan. In a controversial move and five years after his capture, the Obama administration cut a deal with the ...
Obama Says U.S., Israel Face 'Clear, Substantive Challenge'
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
A significant disagreement between the United States and Israel was on full, public display at the White House on Tuesday.
During a news conference, President Obama said he took Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his word that there would not be a two-state solution in the Middle East as ...
U.S. Will Slow Down Withdrawal Of Troops From Afghanistan
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
President Obama says the U.S. will slow the drawdown of American troops from Afghanistan.
In a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, Obama said the U.S. will maintain about 9,800 troops through the end of 2015, instead of cutting the U.S. force to 5,500 as planned.
...With Improved Relations, Are The U.S. And Cuba Ready To Play Ball?
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Mo'ne Davis Says Player Who Sent Offensive Tweet Deserves Second Chance
Monday, March 23, 2015
Mo'ne Davis, the Little League phenom who broke gender barriers last year, is proving that she is a class act off the field, too.
According to ESPN, she has decided to take the high road, after Joey Casselberry, a junior first baseman for Bloomsburg (Pa.) University, sent an ...
An Object Of Desire: Hope And Yearning For The Internet In Cuba
Monday, March 23, 2015
Police Suspend Investigation Of U.Va. Rape Claims Made In 'Rolling Stone'
Monday, March 23, 2015
Update at 2:25 p.m. ET. Investigation Suspended:
The police department in Charlottesville, Va., says it has suspended its investigation into allegations of a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia in 2012.
The allegations came to national prominence after Rolling Stone published a cover story on the case.
...Actor Harrison Ford Injured In Plane Crash; Son Says He's OK
Thursday, March 05, 2015
The actor Harrison Ford crash-landed a small vintage plane on a golf course in the Los Angeles area on Thursday, TMZ, the Los Angeles Times and Variety are reporting.
The Times reports that Ford was taken from the scene by ambulance.
During a televised press briefing, Asst. Chief ...
Argentine Prosecutor Was 'Without A Doubt' Murdered, Says Family
Thursday, March 05, 2015
An Argentine prosecutor who died under mysterious circumstances was "without a doubt" murdered, his family says.
Sandra Arroyo Salgado, Alberto Nisman's ex wife, said the family had ordered an independent forensic investigation into his death that revealed a "scientifically verifiable truth."
"Violent death only has three hypothesis: accident, suicide and ...
American Ambassador Attacked In South Korea
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
The United States ambassador to South Korea was attacked on the streets of Seoul, Thursday morning Korean time.
Appearing on CNN, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Mark Lippert is now in the hospital and officials have yet to determine a motive.
"We will do a full investigation," Harf said, ...
House Benghazi Committee Issues Subpoena For Clinton Emails
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
The House Select Committee on Benghazi has issued a subpoena for all emails related to Libya or Benghazi that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have sent from a private email account.
This is the first concrete fallout from a revelation by The New York Times that Clinton ...