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Kirk Bloodsworth was 22 when he was wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Maryland. He later became the first U.S. death row prisoner to be exonerated by DNA evidence in a state that just last week repealed the death penalty. Read More

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was plenty furious after this week's release of a new Defense Department report on sexual assault in the military. He must lead the change that is desperately needed. Read More

Even after a prison sentence is served, the structural and cultural barriers to prosperity can exact a new debt on released convicts who have paid their debt to society—and keep them below the poverty line. Read More

The town of Newtown, Conn., voted Friday to tear down the building where the December massacre occurred and build a new school on the same site. Read More

Grim jokes about Gitmo roulette: If you get convicted as a war criminal, you might get sent home. Never get charged? You might never get out. Read More

Democrats and Republicans may not agree on much--except for their dislike of Justin Bieber. Read More

The right-wing think tank's Jason Richwine was co-author of a controversial immigration study and a 2009 dissertation alleging that Hispanics are "low-IQ" immigrants who (unlike the Irish) can't assimilate. Read More

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman criticized President Obama for not establishing a relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un. Read More

A federal judge heaps fresh scorn on the Obama administration for trying to restrict teen access to the morning-after pill, orders a policy change by Monday. Read More

An EMS paramedic who responded to the blast has been arrested for possession of a pipe bomb, but authorities would not comment on whether that was connected to their investigation. Read More

California has taken its first steps toward granting equality to transgender residents. Read More

Secretary of State John Kerry, who joined NBC News's Andrea Mitchell in a Google+ Hangout Friday, responded to accusations from congressional Republicans that the administration was attempting to "cover-up" its response to the consulate attacks. Read More

Thursday's more than seven-hour hearing was only the tipping point in what is expected to be many more contentious mark-ups to push through immigration reform. Read More

Even though studies show that businesses do better with women at the helm, the tech industry still looks like a boys' club. And that's "downright pitiful," writes Farai Chideya, co-author of the upcoming book, "Innovating Women." Read More

Sen. Kelly Ayotte's 'no' vote on expanded background checks has turned New Hampshire into a battleground state three years before the senator is up for reelection. Read More

Mayor Michael Bloomberg opposes the legislation, arguing it violates the state constitution. But the bill currently has 34 co-sponors, enough to override a potential mayoral veto. Do you think non-citizens should be able to vote? Take our poll. Read More

Christie vetoed a measure that would have created a two-week window for early in-person voting, citing the cost as his primary complaint. Read More

President Obama plans to put the focus back on health care Friday afternoon, specifically in how his landmark legislation—the Affordable Care Act—helps women. Read More

Detroit—a city under emergency management in a state that has recently adopted harsh right-to-work laws—on Friday joined the wave of cities across the nation to see fast food workers on strike for the right to form a union and receive a higher base pay. Read More

A woman was pulled from the rubble of a Bangladesh garment factory on Friday, more than two weeks after it collapsed. Read More