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The Supreme Court rules against a law intended to keep pornography away from children using the Internet. The court ruled 5-4 that the 1998 Child Online Protection Act likely violates the First Amendment, citing less restrictive alternatives such as filtering software. The case now returns to an appeals court for further review. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

In a 5-4 vote with vast repercussions for the U.S. criminal justice system, the Supreme Court invalidates the criminal sentencing system of Washington state. The court's ruling emphasizes the role of juries in determining sentences, and stirs speculation that the sentencing guidelines used by many states and the federal government won't be able to withstand a constitutional challenge. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

The latest version of House Bill 54, the biennial transportation budget, has Ohio rejoining the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission at $25,000 a year.

Levies on the ballot in several Dayton-area communities would raise funds for law enforcement. In Jamestown, Issue 6 is a 5.4-mill renewal request for...

At Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on Wednesday, Jack Nicklaus made a hole-in-one. It was the first time he's done that since he started playing in the PGA Tour 54 years ago.

This week's edition of The Blues, Saturday, August 19th at 11pm, starts off with Candye Kane who died May, 2016 of cancer at the age of 54. She's...

The Morgan Stanley investment bank agrees to pay $54 million to end a sex bias lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The firm was accused of a pattern of discrimination that denied promotions and higher salaries to women. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Jim Zarroli.

An Akron police officer fatally shot Michael Jones, a 54 year old Black man, last summer. Officers were investigating a stolen U-Haul that Jones was driving.

Bondi was confirmed by a vote of 54-46, and will now take the reins at the Justice Department at a moment when it is facing questions about the risk of political influence at the department.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) , there are 28 million small businesses in America, accounting for 54 percent of all U.S....