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Polanski testifies, Lohan gets more community service

Roman Polanski testified at a hearing in Poland regarding a U.S. request for his extradition over a 1977 child sex crime conviction. The hearing was closed to the media, but the judge said the court

Feb 26, 2015

Mayor says District of Columbia to go ahead with pot legalization

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Legalization of marijuana in the District of Columbia will go ahead just after midnight on Wednesday despite a warning from congressional officials that the

Feb 26, 2015

U.S. justices indicate support for Muslim woman in head scarf complaint

Samantha Elauf filed her lawsuit after an Abercrombie & Fitch store denied her a job back in 2008. The company said her headscarf violated their so-called "East Coast collegiate image." But civil

Feb 26, 2015

Widow of American Sniper describes last time she saw husband

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Taya Kyle, the widow American Sniper Chris Kyle, gave emotional testimony on Tuesday just hours before a judge sentenced her husband's killer to life in prison

Feb 26, 2015

NYPD Commissioner: "This is the concern about the lone wolf"

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Three men were charged on Wednesday (February 25) with conspiring to support Islamic State, including two who planned to travel to Syria to fight on behalf of the

Feb 26, 2015

Water leaks into astronaut's helmet

(ROUGH CUT) NO REPORTER NARRATION STORY: NASA astronaut Terry Virts was quickly pulled into the International Space Station to remove him from his space suit Wednesday (February 25) after water

Feb 26, 2015

Hundreds homeless after heavy flooding in Bolivia

The water level came so high in this part of northern Bolivia, you can almost miss the houses here. The Amazon community of Cobija is ravaged by flood waters after the Acre river burst its banks --

Feb 26, 2015

U.S. charges three with conspiring to support Islamic State, planning attacks

Three men are under arrest in New York for allegedly conspiring to support Islamic State. A criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court accuses two of the suspects of planning to travel to

Feb 26, 2015

Syrians return to Kobani after Kurds win back border town

There's a traffic jam at a Turkish border crossing, Syrian families weary from months of war and winter, waiting anxiously to return home.. to Kobani. This is what they fled. The threat of death by

Feb 26, 2015

Bionic eye gives blind man sight

For the first time in 10 years Allen Zderad can see. Thanks to a bionic eye and doctors at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALLEN ZDERAD, BIONIC EYE RECIPIENT SAYING: "It's crude but

Feb 26, 2015

Pro-Russian rebels demonstrate arms pull-back in Ukraine

Pro-Russian rebels on Wednesday took journalists to see a column of artillery pieces being moved, saying it proved that their forces were withdrawing heavy weapons in line with a truce.

Feb 26, 2015

At least one person dead, over a dozen injured, after protesters clash with police in Mexico

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: One man died and dozens of teachers were arrested after violent clashes with federal policemen on Tuesday (February 25) in the resort town of Acapulco, local

Feb 26, 2015

Anti-IS mission puts hardened French pilot on new flight path

After having flown missions over Afghanistan and Libya, French Rafale fighter pilot "Sharpy" now faces fresh challenges on his new assignment against the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq.

Feb 26, 2015

Iran President seeks support from the clergy

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, under the pressure of domestic criticism, sought Wednesday to secure the support of the religious community which he called the "backbone" of the Islamic Republic.

Feb 26, 2015

Niger's Christians rebuild after Charlie Hebdo rampage

The post-Charlie Hebdo riots that hit Niger left churches in flames and the nation's minority Christians in fear for their lives. Today the Church is looking to rebuild yet remains wary of further attacks.

Feb 26, 2015