This image from Phoenix Police Department body camera footage from Aug. 19, 2024, shows Tyron McAlpin, a Black man who is deaf, being punched and shocked with a Taser by …
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Arizona judge unseals Gallego divorce filings, rejecting efforts to keep the records hidden : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRuben Gallego speaks on August 22, 2024, the final night of the DNC. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR Newly unsealed divorce records reveal U.S. Senate hopeful Ruben …
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A man declared dead almost had surgery to donate his organs, but he was still alive : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTJ Hoover, left, in a recent picture with his sister, Donna Rhorer. In October 2021, Hoover was declared dead and on the brink of having his organs removed to be …
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'Shaken baby' death row inmate in Texas is running out of options to stop execution
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA Texas man could soon be the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
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A whistleblower reveals how abuse of prisoners spreads from one prison to another
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn 2023, the Federal Bureau of Prisons shut down a troubled unit at the prison in Illinois. The former warden is now the director of the federal center that does …
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Former county official gets at least 28 years for killing Vegas reporter : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesClark County Public Administrator Robert Telles (right) talks to Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German in his Las Vegas office on May 11, 2022. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP …
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Jailhouse lawyers’ oral histories shine light on invisible part of legal system : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJhody Polk poses for a portrait on Sept. 10 at the NPR office in Washington D.C. Polk is the founder of the Jailhouse Lawyer Initiative. The JLI is launching Flashlight, …
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Every year on Oct. 16, surgeons and anesthesiologists raise a glass to 'Ether Day'
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOctober 16 is “Ether Day” — celebrating the first time anesthesia was successfully used for surgery in 1846. The “Ether Dome” where the surgery took place is now a historic …
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Lufthansa gets record fine for alleged discrimination against Jews : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLufthansa aircraft are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, in March. The airline has agreed to pay a $4 million civil rights penalty by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Michael Probst/AP hide …
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Proposal to allow Ariz. police to enforce immigration law to appear on state’s ballot : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn Arizona voters will decide whether local law enforcement should have the power to arrest people who cross the state’s southern border illegally. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: In Arizona, Republican lawmakers …