Dassey's homicide conviction was overturned in August after a judge ruled his confession had been involuntary. On Monday, the judge ordered he be freed pending an appeal by Wisconsin prosecutors.
Read More »Hate Crimes Rose In 2015, With Religious Bias A Growing Motivation, FBI Data Shows
Hate crimes in 2015 increased by more than 6 percent, according to the FBI's crime statistics. Religiously motivated incidents rose by nearly 23 percent, with anti-Muslim attacks up 67 percent.
Read More »Chelsea Manning Asks President For Clemency And ‘First Chance At Life’
In an emotional letter, Manning talks about how the struggle with her gender led to one largest leaks of classified information in U.S. history.
Read More »Gwen Ifill, Host Of ‘Washington Week’ And ‘PBS NewsHour,’ Dies
Ifill was a veteran Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008.
Read More »Questions About China’s Military Training After Female Fighter Pilot Dies
Yu Xu was a member of the Chinese air force's elite aerobatics team, and was the first woman to fly China's J-10 fighter jet. She died in a training accident over the weekend.
Read More »Prosecutors Question Julian Assange Over Sex-Crime Accusations
The WikiLeaks founder has spent years in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, to avoid extradition for questioning over alleged sexual misconduct. Now he's taking questions after all — at the embassy.
Read More »After Powerful Quake, Tourists, Residents (And Cows) Stranded In New Zealand
At least two people died in Sunday's powerful quake, which has been followed by a series of aftershocks. Highways and railroads are destroyed; military aircraft are preparing to drop supplies.
Read More »Trump Taps Reince Priebus As Chief Of Staff, Steve Bannon As Chief Strategist
The president-elect announced his pick Sunday. Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, brings establishment credentials, while Bannon has long been a firebrand of the far right.
Read More »Closest Supermoon Since 1948 Arrives Monday: Tips On Seeing And Photographing It
It's the nearest supermoon in almost 70 years — and we won't see another like it until 2034. You have three chances to see the moon at its biggest, on Sunday and Monday.
Read More »Donald Trump Says He’ll Deport 2-3 Million People Once In Office
In his first prolonged interview since the election, President-elect Donald Trump promised to keep campaign pledges on immigration and to keep some parts of Obamacare. He also addressed other pledges.
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