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Attorney General Loretta Lynch (right), speaks during a joint news conference to announce the Baltimore Police Department's commitment to a sweeping overhaul of its practices under a court-enforceable agreement with the federal government on Thursday.

Baltimore, DOJ Reach Agreement On Consent Decree For Baltimore Police

In 2016, the Justice Department issued a scathing report on the discriminatory policing practices in Baltimore. The court-enforceable decree calls for an independent monitor to observe the department.

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Jennifer Holliday at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 2013.

Jennifer Holliday Won't Be Performing At Trump Inauguration Event After All

The Broadway singer had accepted an invitation to sing at a welcome event for Donald Trump as a "bi-partisan songbird." By Saturday, she backed out of that decision, "calling it a lapse of judgement."

Barbershop: Trump's Tweets, Press Conference And Obama's Farewell

Virginia Republican Puneet Ahluwalia, conservative columnist Mona Charen and consultant Jolene Ivey discuss the biggest political stories of the week.

A Cuban migrant bound for the U.S. by way of Central America rests in a shelter in Costa Rica in November 2015. Until President Obama ended the so-called wet-foot, dry-foot policy on Thursday, Cubans who reached U.S. soil either by sea or land were allowed to stay and seek permanent residency.

End Of 'Wet-Foot, Dry-Foot' Means Cubans Can Join Ranks Of 'Undocumented'

Unlike other migrants who arrive on American soil without visas, Cubans once had a unique place in U.S. immigration policy. Not anymore.

Seaweed is plentiful and grows rapidly, and most of it is safe to eat. People have been harvesting seaweed for thousands of years, but now it's become so popular, you can even take a class.

Bountiful Beach Buffet: Fresh Seaweed Is Making Waves Among Foragers

Ocean algae is plentiful and grows rapidly, and most of it is safe to eat. People have been harvesting seaweed for thousands of years, but now it's become so popular, you can even take a class.

Stephanie Johnson works with a student at the Renaissance Academy, a charter school in Lehi, Utah.

Maybe Teaching Special Ed Doesn't Have To Be So Hard

Ask any special ed teacher and they will probably tell you that paperwork is the bane of their jobs. These three teachers at Renaissance Academy in Utah have figured out how to keep it under control.

Pardon Sought For Prisoner Who Fought For Puerto Rican Independence

There are calls for President Obama to pardon Oscar López Rivera, who was jailed in connection to a series of bombings by a radical nationalist group. But to some, he's still an unrepentant terrorist.

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