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Timor Leste's Patrick Fabiano, (far left) was one of the 12 players declared ineligible by the Asia Football Confederation disciplinary committee.

East Timor's Soccer Team Booted From Asian Cup For Fake Document Scheme

The Asian Football Confederation says it found out that a dozen Brazilian-born soccer players playing for East Timor were registered using phony birth or baptism certificates.

Migrants transiting Mexico northbound once depended largely on a series of trains known collectively as La Bestia (the beast). Following raids on the trains that began in 2014, migrants say they're forced to walk long distances in the Mexican interior to avoid mobile and fixed checkpoints.

The Costs Behind The Central American Migrant Crisis

The U.S. has expanded its border enforcement efforts by assisting Mexico on its southern border. And they’ve had some success: In 2015, fewer Central Americans made it to the U.S. But at what cost?

Last October, a 15-year-old student and member of the Tulalip Tribes in Washington opened fire at his high school with a gun obtained from his father. The tribe had issued a restraining order against the father, but that information didn't show up in the federal criminal database — so he was able to buy the gun.

Crime Program Aims To Close Trust Gap Between Government, Tribes

Native American tribes can be hampered trying to fight crime on reservations because they don't have access to federal databases. The Justice Department wants to help.

A large collage decorates a wall of one exam room at the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco, Calif. Dr. David Smith, founder of the clinic, says patients and staff call the mural the Psychedelic Wall of Fame.

Haight Ashbury's Free Health Clinic: Middle-Aged And Still Groovy

A series of mergers with other nonprofit clinics has transformed the 50-year-old San Francisco clinic into a $110 million health care system that provides networked care up and down California.

William Evanina, the head of U.S. counterintelligence, estimates that more than 100 Russian spies are currently operating on U.S. soil.

For America's Top Spy Catcher, A World Of Problems To Fix — And Prevent

As head of U.S. counterintelligence, William Evanina's job is to stop America's enemies from spying here. "We spend a lot of time fixing what's happened," he says. He'd like to see greater prevention.

UCSD Awarded Grant To Investigate Potential Of Microbial Cells As DNA Evidence

The Department of Justice awarded nearly $638,000 in federal grant money to UC San Diego to investigate the potential of microbial cells as DNA evidence at crimes scenes.

Fact Check: Donald Trump's Speech On Immigration

NPR's politics team annotated Trump's speech on immigration, which comes after a week of seeming to change direction on the issue.

San Diego police officers stand in a line revealing a patch on the right shoulder of their uniforms in this undated photo.

San Diego Police Chief Promises More Diverse Force, More Supervision

Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman told City Council members Wednesday that her department has implemented 21 out of 40 recommendations so far that came out of a federal audit in March after a spate of San Diego police misconduct.

Hannah Vanderkooy demonstrates the napping pod she uses at Las Cruces High School in Las Cruces, N.M.

Stressed-Out High Schoolers Advised To Try A Nap Pod

A high school in New Mexico is experimenting with light-shielding lounge chairs where frazzled students can rest. Research suggests it leads to calmer, less anxious teens who do better in school.

Nayarit state Attorney General Edgar Veytia was arrested on drug trafficking charges at the U.S.-Mexico border this week. Here, the Nayarit state attorney general's headquarters is seen in Tepic, Mexico.

U.S. Arrests Mexican State Prosecutor, Says He's Also A Drug Smuggler Named 'Diablo'

U.S. prosecutors say they'll seek to compel Edgar Veytia to forfeit some $250 million if he's convicted. The attorney general of Nayarit state was arrested this week in San Diego.

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