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David Silva, who owed about $30,000 in court fines and fees, says that a lot of his financial burden fell on his family and friends.

Study Finds Court Fees Also Punish The Families Of Those Who Owe

The Center for Community Alternatives says that formerly incarcerated men and women rely heavily upon family, almost always receiving cash from them.

Silk Road Operator Ross Ulbricht Convicted On All Counts

Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht has been on trial in New York on seven charges, including money-laundering and trafficking narcotics. On Wednesday afternoon, a jury found him guilty on all charges.

One Week, Two Hacks And A Whole Bunch Of Cyber Worries

In a single week, the hack of a health insurance giant exposed as many as 80 million Social Security numbers and TurboTax halted e-filing due to fraud. NPR's Arun Rath talks with reporter Brian Krebs.

State Budgets To Be Hit By Slide In Oil Prices

In North Dakota, falling oil prices have barely caused a ripple. In Alaska, lawmakers are calling it a "fiscal apocalypse." Wyoming is neither panicking nor ignoring the decline in prices.

NYPD Officer Indicted By Grand Jury For Unarmed Man's Death

Officer Peter Liang faces multiple counts, including manslaughter, for shooting Akai Gurley, an unarmed 28-year-old black man, during a routine patrol in November.

Epic Climate Cartoon Goes Viral, But It Has One Key Problem

People talk a lot about the warming of the Earth by a few degrees. Now a cartoon shows you what it looks like.

The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in August 2009. Scientists say they have discovered a second, enormous reef in the deeper water behind the Great Barrier Reef.

Massive 'Doughnut' Reef Discovered Behind Australia's Great Barrier Reef

The reef structure covers more than 2,000 square miles north of the Great Barrier Reef. What might live there and even what it looks like up close, is still largely a mystery.

Texas Prison Museum Director Jim Willett with the retired electric chair, "Old Sparky," the most popular exhibit in his museum.

From Homemade Weapons To Inmate Art, An Inside Look At Life Behind Bars

The Texas Prison Museum displays wooden guns that look real, shanks made from spoons and a chess set carved from soap. The item that gets the most attention? An electric chair nicknamed Old Sparky.

Since marijuana doesn't benefit mother or baby it should be avoided, researchers say. But there is stronger evidence for the harms of alcohol and tobacco.

Pot And Pregnancy: No Harm Seen At Birth, But Many Questions Remain

A review of studies on the effects of using marijuana while pregnant found no harms to newborns. But other studies have found an increased risk of thinking problems and ADHD in older children.

First responders have found that standard doses of naloxone aren't always enough to counteract the powerful sedating effects of carfentanil.

An Even Deadlier Opioid, Carfentanil, Is Hitting The Streets

Carfentanil, a powerful opioid used to sedate elephants, is being blamed for a record spike in drug overdoses in the Midwest. It's much stronger, and riskier, than heroin or fentanyl.

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