Crime, Law and Justice

Invoking Syria, policeman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey
The leaders of Turkey and Russia said the attack in Ankara, the Turkish capital, was an attempt to disrupt efforts to repair ties between their countries, which have backed opposing sides in the Syrian civil war.
How one couple fought for the legal right to leave a bad Yelp review
The lawsuit was one of the cases that inspired the new law - the Consumer Review Fairness Act - that aims to curb one avenue businesses have used to sue customers for posting negative online reviews.
Counter Stories hosts look back on 2016, a year that included the deaths of Prince and Philando Castile, opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, a black Santa at the Mall of America, and the presidential election. The team discussed the year that was and their hopes for 2017.