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  • The Immigration Bill's Chances In Congress
    The Senate's Gang of Eight will roll out comprehensive immigration reform legislation Wednesday. The law is expected to create a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million individuals living in the U.S. illegally, beef up border security and enhance the country's legal immigration system.
  • A courtroom sketch from the first trial in the Central Park jogger case shows prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer (standing on right), the victim (on the stand) and defendants Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Antron McCray (on left). The high-profile case is the subject of a Ken Burns documentary, <em>The Central Park Five</em>, airing on PBS this month.
    'Central Park Five': Rape, Race And Blame Explored
    A documentary airing tonight on PBS tells the story of the five young black and Latino men wrongly convicted of the 1989 assault and rape of a white female jogger in Manhattan's Central Park. Ken Burns made the film with his eldest daughter, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon.
  • InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer for story on Kalamazoo River oil spill
    An online news organization that covers the environment related issues has won a Pulitzer Prize for its story of oil pipeline safety. Their story included…
  • Lionfish, like this one spotted in the Bahamas, are a nonnative predatory fish that can decimate native fish populations.
    Lionfish Attacking Atlantic Ocean Like A Living Oil Spill
    Scientists say they have few weapons to wield against the poison-spined lionfish, which is gobbling up reef fish in the Bahamas and other habitats.
  • Jackie Robinson during spring training at Vero Beach, Fla., in March 1956. It would be Robinson's 10th and last year with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
    The Pitch For More No. 42s
    There's more buzz than usual this year around baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who made his major league debut on April 15, 1947. But commentator Frank Deford says there isn't enough buzz in college athletics to help shape the Robinsons of the future.
  • Ten years ago, you wouldn't have seen a sight like this — three white guys playing old-timey music — on the streets of downtown Oakland on a Friday night.
    Seeking Oakland's Soul In The 'New Oakland'
    Oakland, Calif., was a hub of African-American life on the West Coast. Today, it's one of the most diverse cities in the country. How has that shift affected its culture?
  • FBI Encourages Public To Turn Over What They May Know
    The Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston office Rick DesLauriers hopes someone, somewhere heard something that will point to a suspect in the Boston Marathon attack. Three people were killed Monday in the attack.
  • Resignation Letter Is Good Enough To Eat
    Chris Holmes worked at a London airport, but his true love was always making cakes. So Holmes decided to quit his job to run his own bake shop. He wrote his resignation letter with icing on a cake.
  • Marathoner Amby Burfoot: 'Every Mile Out There Is A Gift'
    Marathoner and Runner's World contributor Amby Burfoot talks about the vulnerability of running 26.2 miles of public space, the Boston Marathon as a holy grail and the importance of being cheered on. Burfoot won the Boston Marathon in 1968 and has run every five years since. He was there Monday.
  • GOP Wooing Women & Minorities
    The next presidential election is years away, but Republicans are already reaching out to women and minorities. But what does the GOP need to do to win over these voters? Host Michel Martin asks blogger Viviana Hurtado; PJ Media's Bridget Johnson; and political science professor Andra Gillespie.
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