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    Apr 23, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  1. Purdue probes possible hate crime after protest

    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University police were investigating a possible hate crime Tuesday stemming from a protest march over racial tension the day before. A placard left as part of a display at a building housing university...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Racism

  2. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  3. 3 murder charges against Pa. abortion doc tossed

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three of eight murder charges were thrown out Tuesday against a Philadelphia abortion provider whose clinic was called a "house of horrors," apparently because the judge had not heard sufficient evidence from prosecutors that the...

    Tags: Justice System, Judges, Prosecution, Kermit Gosnell, Crime, Law and Justice

  4. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  5. North Dakota governor signs 'fetal pain' measure

    BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain. The law signed Tuesday is another in a list...

    Tags: Government, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Executive Branch, Abortion

  6. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  7. Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth

    NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Abusive Behavior, Social Organizations, Roman Catholicism

  8. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  9. PA abortion clinic worker: I saw 10 babies breathe

    <span style="font-size: small;">PHILADELPHIA (AP) &mdash; A former abortion clinic worker capped the five-week murder trial of her former boss with powerful testimony that she saw more than 10 babies breathe before they were killed.</span>
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former abortion clinic worker capped the five-week murder trial of her former boss with powerful testimony that she saw more than 10 babies breathe before they were killed. "I thought they were breathing," Kareema Cross...

    Tags: Justice System, Pain, Kermit Gosnell, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics

  10. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  11. Pa. abortion trial: Assistant gave anesthesia

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman trained only as a medical assistant told jurors Wednesday that she gave anesthesia, set dosing amounts and performed ultrasounds when she worked at a now-shuttered abortion clinic whose owner is charged with killing a...

    Tags: Criminal Laws, Justice System, Procedural Sedation, Laws, Lawyers

  12. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| CBS
  13. Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell murder case sparks political firestorm

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    (CBS News) The gruesome trial of an abortion provider resumes in Philadelphia Monday. The doctor, Kermit Gosnell, is charged with killing a female patient and seven babies. Gosnell's name may not be familiar, and that makes some abortion opponents...

    Tags: Justice System, Jack Ford, Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Trials

  14. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  15. Tighter abortion pill rules head to Ind. governor

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill that would tighten Indiana's regulations on distribution of the abortion pill and clinics that provide only drug-induced abortions is on its way to Republican Gov. Mike Pence. The state Senate voted 35-14 Thursday to...

    Tags: Government, Planned Parenthood, Executive Branch, Hospitals and Clinics, Abortion

  16. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  17. UPDATE: Ax-wielding man damages Planned Parenthood clinic

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Southern Indiana police arrested a man on suspicion of using an ax to smash windows and damage computers at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bloomington on Thursday. Benjamin D. Curell, 27, of Ellettsville, was arrested on...

    Tags: Family Planning, Planned Parenthood, Human Rights, Hospitals and Clinics, Computing and Information Technology Industry

  18. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  19. Nick's Patio settles pregnancy discrimination lawsuit

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- A popular 24-hour restaurant must change the way it treats its employees, especially women, after a discrimination lawsuit.</span>
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    SOUTH BEND -- A popular 24-hour restaurant must change the way it treats its employees, especially women, after a discrimination lawsuit. Nick's Patio recently agreed to pay a former employee thousands of dollars to make up for what happened when her...

    Tags: Discrimination, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities, Laws

  20. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune
  21. Nick's Patio settles lawsuit that alleged pregnancy discrimination

    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND — A local restaurant has agreed to settle a lawsuit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed on behalf of two women who said they were discriminated against when they told management they were pregnant. Nick’s Patio, a...

    Tags: Employment, Justice System, Sexual Misconduct, Employment Opportunities, Laws

  22. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  23. Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers

    ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth...

    Tags: Rob Portman, Gays and Lesbians, Barack Obama, Lindsey O. Graham, Jimmy Carter

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