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No Charges For Minneapolis Police Officers In June Shooting Fatality

Police officers involved in a shooting that left a 31-year-old Minneapolis man dead on June 23 won't face charges, the district attorney announced on Monday. In a statement , Hennepin County Attorney...

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What One Family Lost In Pulse Nightclub A Year Ago

A year ago, a gunman opened fire in Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Deonka Drayton was one of the 49 people killed that night, in what was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Drayton...

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Americans Agree On Some Gun Restrictions, Pew Survey Finds

Mass shootings in Orlando, Fla. , Alexandria, Va. , and San Francisco during the first two weeks of June — two of them on the same day — have once again put America's complicated relationship with guns...

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In North Carolina, No Is Not Always No, If The Sex Has Already Started

While college campuses struggle with consent , and when and how "no means no," a nearly 40-year-old court case in North Carolina says a person can't be charged with rape if their partner revokes...

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Who Are The Confederate Men Memorialized With Statues?

Though the violence has ended in Charlottesville, Va., debates and protests continue and Confederate statues and monuments are being removed all over the country. A 2016 report from the Southern...

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Who Are The Juggalos And Why Are They Marching In Washington, D.C.?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkF5VhJ0Mq4 This weekend is expected to be a busy one for protesting in the nation's capital, with the Mother of All Rallies, a pro-Trump group that says it wants to...

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Las Vegas Massacre Raises Questions About Hotel Security

When police entered 64-year-old Stephen Paddock's 32nd-floor hotel room at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo says, they found "in excess of 10 rifles." Paddock is...

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Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones: Players Cannot Disrespect Flag

Two weeks ago he locked arms and knelt with his players before the national anthem, then stood with them as it played. Now, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says players who "disrespect the flag,"...

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New York City Marathon Will Run As Scheduled, With Extra Security

As investigations continue into the terrorist truck attack in New York City that left at least eight people dead and several more injured on Tuesday, officials are shoring up security for Sunday's...

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Report Critiques Orlando Police Response To Pulse Nightclub Shooting

The police response to the Pulse nightclub massacre in 2016 followed protocol, but more training and better coordination are needed moving forward, according to a new 200-page review from the Justice...

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Carrying A Weed Conviction In California? There May Be A Fix For That

If you've been convicted of marijuana-related crimes in California, you might be able to have your record wiped clean or the charges greatly reduced under a provision in the state's new marijuana law ,...

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Some Of 2017's Biggest National Stories, In Pictures

As the year draws to a close and the news cycle continues to reset every day, let's pause and revisit some of the most important news events from 2017. The Inauguration On Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump...

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New York City Officials Reach Deal On Shuttering Rikers Island

New York City is one step closer, as part of a larger plan, to shutting the doors on the Rikers Island jail complex. On Wednesday, city officials announced an agreement to start a public review process...

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Chicago Police Tout Decrease In Murders, Shootings

Chicago saw fewer murders and shootings in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the same time period in 2017, according to new stats released by police officials. The Chicago Police Department's...

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The Cosby Trial: What You Need To Know

Next week, Bill Cosby goes to court again to face three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and molesting Andrea Constand more than a decade ago. Last June, a jury couldn't...

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Anti-Castro Militant Luis Posada Carriles Dies At 90

Luis Posada Carriles, a militant and former CIA operative who was lauded by many in the Cuban exile community for his efforts to overthrow Fidel Castro, has died, according to The Associated Press . He...

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Trump Administration: Migrant Families Can Be Detained For More Than 20 Days

In response to a federal court order, the Trump administration announced a new policy with regard to migrant families on Friday. The administration will now hold families together for longer than 20...

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U.K. Police Investigating 2 New Cases Of Deadly Nerve Agent Poisoning

Updated at 9:20 a.m. ET Thursday British police say two people in their 40s are in critical condition after being contaminated by the same deadly nerve agent used to attack a former Russian spy there...

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Black Oregon Lawmaker Says Police Were Called As She Knocked On Constituents'...

In the lead-up to Independence Day, Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum — a black woman — was out canvassing her constituents in Clackamas, as she is up for re-election this fall. But according to Bynum,...

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Indiana Attorney General Calls For Investigation Into Groping Accusations...

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill said on Friday he would not resign and instead demanded an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him. Three legislative staffers and a state...

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