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After six trials and 23 years behind bars, charges are being dropped against Curtis Flowers (pictured here in Dec. 2019) over a 1996 quadruple killing in Mississippi. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a conviction last summer, citing among other things, the deliberate elimination of Black jurors from Flowers' trials.

After 6 Trials, Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Curtis Flowers

Flowers spent 23 years behind bars for a 1996 quadruple killing at a Mississippi furniture store. Prosecutors said Friday that there were no credible witnesses available for a seventh trial.

Democrats revisit voting rights legislation around Jan. 6 anniversary

Democrats are making a fresh push on voting rights legislation around the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, while also trying to revive President Biden's Build Back Better agenda.

The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its ninth, and likely last investigative hearing this week.

Jan. 6 panel is back to present evidence in a final investigative hearing

A House panel investigating the attack on the Capitol holds its ninth public hearing, potentially the final one ahead of the release of its wrap-up report.

Frontier Airlines Announces 6 New Nonstop Flights Out of JIA

Frontier Airlines is continuing its expansion in Jacksonville.Tuesday the carrier announced it is adding six new destinations beginning in August from…

Tetsu Nakamura (right) is pictured in 2008 during a memorial service for a slain aid worker. The Japanese doctor was among six gunned down in an attack Wednesday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.

Widely Respected Japanese Humanitarian Among 6 Killed In Afghanistan Attack

Tetsu Nakamura, a native of Fukuoka, spent years working to improve living conditions in rural areas of Afghanistan. He was gunned down Wednesday along with five associates.

FDLE Asks For $3.6 Million To Help Curb Attacks In Florida

A project designed to detect “homegrown violent extremists and lone actors” before they attack is estimated to cost the Florida Department of Law…

Dennis Christensen, a Danish Jehovah's Witness, is escorted from a court room in Orel, Russia, on Wednesday.

Russian Court Sentences Jehovah's Witness To 6 Years In Prison For Extremism

Dennis Christensen was arrested during prayer. "I hope today is the day Russia defends religious freedom," he said before the verdict. Critics call it a severe crackdown on religious freedom.

Darrell Brooks, center, makes his initial appearance, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged Brooks with intentional homicide in the deaths of at least five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade.

The Waukesha death toll rises to 6, and the suspect faces homicide charges

A child who was injured in the attack on a Christmas parade in the Wisconsin city has died, prosecutors said as they filed five counts of first-degree intentional homicide against Darrell Brooks Jr.

QB Deshaun Watson is suspended for 6 games over sexual misconduct

NPR's A Martinez talks to ESPN panelist and Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone about the suspension of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for sexual misconduct.

6 early entries we love from the Student Podcast Challenge

Listen to these podcasts from middle and high school students, selected from entries submitted on or before March 3.

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