A Missouri county prosecutor has asked the court to appoint a special prosecutor to take a new look at allegations that a popular high school football player raped a 14-year-old girl last year.
That's after he saw an interview earlier this week on CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront.
George Howell has more OutFront.
Convicted murderer or wrongly accused?
For ten years, Ryan Ferguson has been sitting in a maximum security prison for a crime he says he didn't commit.
Now, an appeals court in Missouri may grant him a new trial and set him free after two of the state's key witnesses admitted they were lying when they testified against him.
David Mattingly has the story.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz, is the driving force behind the Republican push to tie the government shutdown to Obamacare is not backing down.
As we mentioned at the top of the program – a Cruz aide tells Dana Bash he won't even rule out another shutdown. Republicans on Capitol Hill are fed up, but in his home state of Texas, the reviews are much different.
Ed Lavandera is OutFront from Dallas.
A massive manhunt is under way in Florida for Charles Walker and Joseph Jenkins - both convicted murderers.
2 convicted murderers mistakenly freed from Florida prison
They were accidentally released from prison.
John Zarrella has the story OutFront.
Where's the pork?
Like nearly every bill that comes out of Washington, the measure approved Wednesday night to end the partial shutdown and prevent a possible default was, of course, filled with goodies that are totally unrelated to the real purpose of the bill.
There's a little pork in that bill: The 5 most surprising provisions in the debt deal
OutFront: Tom Foreman has the report.