Know It All: Wednesday's top stories from NBC News

Published August 28, 2013

Know It All: Wednesday's top stories from NBC News
One of the teenagers charged with beating an 88-year-old World War II veteran to death says he was buying crack cocaine from the old man when the transaction turned violent. The veteran's daughter-in-law says it's “a bunch of crock.” Read what the … Read more on NBCNews.com

Jury acquits man in first case based on testing decades-old rape kit
At the time of the attack, she was using crack cocaine. She now has nine proud … Many potential jurors have misconceptions and biases about rape cases and victims that impact cases whether they happened last month or 20 years ago. McDonough said he … Read more on Plain Dealer (blog)

March on Washington's Legacy: NAACP Leads Efforts to End Marijuana War
The crack cocaine sentencing disparities he ushered in are now notorious for their racist undertones and effects, but more recently the ACLU released a report showing that black Americans are 4 times more likely than white Americans to be arrested for … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle (blog)