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'I Hope He Rots,' Says Brother Of Cleveland Kidnap Suspect

"I want him to suffer," Onil Castro tells CNN about his brother Ariel.

Justice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records

NPR | May 14, 2013 12:25 a.m.

The AP says it's caught in the middle of a Justice Department leak investigation.

For Supreme Court, Monsanto's Win Was More About Patents Than Seeds

NPR | May 13, 2013 6:03 p.m.

The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on Monday against an Indiana farmer.

For Tax-Exempt Groups, How Much Politics Is Too Much?

NPR | May 13, 2013 5:50 p.m.

As the IRS plunged over the line in investigating conservative groups seeking 501c4 status, it was trying to answer a longtime question: What is a 501c4 "social welfare" organization allowed to do in electoral politics?

Exactly What Did The IRS Want To Know?

NPR | May 13, 2013 5:47 p.m.

The IRS wanted name, date and serial numbers from conservative groups — plus a lot more.

Associated Press: Feds Secretly Obtained Reporter Phone Logs

NPR | May 13, 2013 5:39 p.m.

The AP's president says the Department of Justice breached confidential communications.

An 'Entrepreneurial Seedling' Sprouts In Detroit

NPR | May 13, 2013 5:33 p.m.

Young entrepreneurs are starting up businesses in what were once empty warehouses.

White House On Defense Over IRS Audits, Benghazi

NPR | May 13, 2013 5:27 p.m.

At a news conference in the White House East Room on Monday, President Obama responded to criticism surrounding the IRS targeting conservative groups and the administration editing talking points about September's terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.

Abortion Doctor Found Guilty Of Murder, Manslaughter

NPR | May 13, 2013 5:27 p.m.

A Philadelphia doctor who performed abortions has been found guilty on three counts of murder. On Monday, a jury convicted Kermit Gosnell of performing late-term abortions that killed three babies after they were born alive. The physician argued that they had actually died in the womb. Gosnell is also charged in the death of a female patient who was killed by a lethal dose of sedatives and painkillers.

Minnesota Poised To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

NPR | May 13, 2013 5:27 p.m.

Minnesota is poised to become the 12th state to legalize gay marriage. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to sign the bill on Tuesday, making Minnesota the second state in the Midwest to allow same sex couples to marry. Iowa's Supreme Court legalized it in 2009. Minnesota's embrace of gay marriage caps a dramatic political story that's dominated state politics for two years.

Bloomberg News Apologizes For Tracking Subscribers

NPR | May 13, 2013 5:27 p.m.

Reporters used proprietary data about subscribers to the company's business terminals.

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