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Massey Security Chief Indicted In Mine Probe

February 28, 2011 • Federal agents arrested Hughie Elbert Stover, a Massey security official, on charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements.

Massey Security Chief Indicted In Mine Probe

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California Officials Reviewing Autopsies Done By Doctor With Trail Of Errors

February 25, 2011 • Dr. Thomas Gill's work is being re-examined in Solano and Yolo counties. During the past 20 years, he repeatedly resurrected his career despite autopsy errors in Indianapolis, Northern California and Kansas City, Mo.

Air Safety On Autopilot? Problems Spur Investigation

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Air Safety On Autopilot? Problems Spur Investigation

February 17, 2011 • Automation systems in modern aircraft are helping to make air travel safer, but those same systems can challenge and even confuse the pilots whom passengers rely on to get them to their destination safely.

Air Safety On Autopilot? Problems Spur Investigation

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Interactive: Explore Automated Cockpit Components

February 17, 2011 • The flight deck of a simulated CRJ200 regional jet at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., is used to train beginning pilots how to fly modern jets that use automated flight control systems.

Analysis of NASA Database Finds Lapses In Air Safety

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Analysis of NASA Database Finds Lapses In Air Safety

February 17, 2011 • A review of NASA's aviation safety database reveals more than 130 near-mishaps are reported on an average day.

Q&A: Pilot Explains Need To Study Flight Automation

February 17, 2011 • David McKenney, a 30-year veteran pilot for United Airlines, discusses the need for further study of safety of automated systems.

Mine Safety Office That Oversees Upper Big Branch Mine Splits

February 15, 2011 • The Mine Safety and Health Administration released details of its break up of the district office that oversees Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia.

Grand Jury Convenes To Probe 1964 Cold Case

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Grand Jury Convenes To Probe 1964 Cold Case

February 15, 2011 • An unsolved killing from the civil rights era is getting renewed attention after a newspaper editor identifies a potential suspect.

Grand Jury Convenes To Probe 1964 Cold Case

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Chronic Dysfunction Found In Death Investigations

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Post Mortem: Death Investigation In America

Chronic Dysfunction Found In Death Investigations

February 8, 2011 • TV shows often depict forensic pathologists as champions of the dead, solving crimes with high-tech tools and specialized know-how. But the reality of death investigation is much different. A joint Frontline-NPR-ProPublica investigation uncovered pervasive dysfunction in many death investigations.

Chronic Dysfunction Found In Death Investigations

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The Two-Way

Scientific Review Kicks Off To Weigh Treatment For Brain-Injured Soldiers

February 7, 2011 • The National Institutes of Medicine convened the first of what's expected to be a series of public panels to help determine whether cognitive rehabilitation therapy could help heal troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Parents Fight To Find Truth Behind Daughter's Death

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Post Mortem: Death Investigation In America

Parents Fight To Find Truth Behind Daughter's Death

February 7, 2011 • When Chanda Turner was found with a gunshot wound, it was ruled a suicide. But after a 10 years battle to find the truth, the family was left with an inaccurate and incomplete death certificate.

Parents Fight To Find Truth Behind Daughter's Death

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Is The 'CSI Effect' Influencing Courtrooms?

Television shows like CSI provide an unrealistic view of the technology available to death investigators. In this photo from a recent episode of CSI:NY, characters Det. Josephine "Jo" Danville (Sela Ward) confers with Dr. Sheldon Hawkes (Hill Harper) and Dr. Sid Hammerback (Robert Joy) in their lab. Sonja Flemming/CBS hide caption

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Post Mortem: Death Investigation In America

Is The 'CSI Effect' Influencing Courtrooms?

February 5, 2011 • Many prosecutors complain that shows like CSI make their job harder, as jurors demand ultra-high-tech tests to convict suspects. But an investigation by NPR, PBS Frontline and ProPublica has exposed how death investigation in America is nothing like what you see on TV.

Is The 'CSI Effect' Influencing Courtrooms?

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Post Mortem: Death Investigation In America

Autopsy Cutbacks Reveal 'Gray Homicides'

February 5, 2011 • Underfunded and understaffed medical examiner and coroner offices have forced some states to decide not to autopsy people over 60. But an investigation by NPR, PBS Frontline and ProPublica reveals some of the deaths may not be from natural causes.

Autopsy Cutbacks Reveal 'Gray Homicides'

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Monday February 28, 2011

Massey Security Chief Indicted In Mine Probe

Friday February 25, 2011

Thursday February 17, 2011

Air Safety On Autopilot? Problems Spur Investigation

Tuesday February 15, 2011

Grand Jury Convenes To Probe 1964 Cold Case

Tuesday February 8, 2011

Chronic Dysfunction Found In Death Investigations

Monday February 7, 2011

Parents Fight To Find Truth Behind Daughter's Death

Saturday February 5, 2011

Is The 'CSI Effect' Influencing Courtrooms?

Autopsy Cutbacks Reveal 'Gray Homicides'

Friday February 4, 2011

Wednesday February 2, 2011