Officials now say that a Mississippi police officer shot and killed a woman even as the woman was fatally shooting the officer and his partner in the parking lot of a Gulf Coast motel on Wednesday. …
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12/16/22
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A Tennessee judge is promising to rule quickly on whether to grant public access to records detailing the treatment of a death row prisoner who cut off his penis while on a suicide watch. In a …
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By TRAVIS LOLLER
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12/16/22
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Prosecutors say the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct. Lake County …
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By KATHLEEN FOODY and MICHAEL TARM
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12/16/22
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A psychologist says a former Texas officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was unsuitable for police work. Kyle Clayton evaluated Dean in March 2017 …
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12/16/22
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Authorities say a Minnesota man who told an FBI informant that he was building an arsenal of automatic weapons to use against police was arrested this week as he tried to buy grenades. The U.S. …
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By STEPHEN GROVES and AMY FORLITI
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12/16/22
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MacKenzie Scott is dedicating an unusually large share of her giving to nonprofits in the South — a region that megaphilanthropy and particularly tech donors have long been criticized for ignoring. …
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By DREW LINDSAY of The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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12/16/22
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Oberlin College has finished paying out a $25 million judgment to an Ohio bakery that won a libel lawsuit against the school after a shoplifting incident involving three Black students. The store’s …
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12/16/22
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One of California’s largest counties will consider whether to secede and establish a new state, a largely symbolic move driven by economic stress and frustration with state government. Voters in …
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, JAE HONG and AMY TAXIN
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12/16/22
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Dec. 8 – Dec. 15
From snowfall in Britain and Germany to the Masai Olympics in Kenya and Moroccan soccer fans in Morocco and France celebrating their team's success, this photo gallery …
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By The Associated Press
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12/16/22
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With the war in Ukraine grinding through its 10th month, both sides are locked in a stalemated battle of attrition, which could set the stage for a new round of escalation. Many observers see the …
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By The Associated Press
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12/16/22
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. The judge in Texas …
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12/16/22
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The pastor of a San Diego-area church promises to arrange entry to the United States for Russian-speaking asylum-seekers through connections with U.S. officials and unnamed “opportunists” who …
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT
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12/16/22
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Prosecutors say a Northern California toddler fatally struck by a stray bullet while sleeping in his car seat last year was the victim of a rolling gun battle between rival gangs on a freeway. The …
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12/15/22
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The California Air Resources Board is set to vote on an ambitious plan to achieve carbon neutrality in the state by 2045. The plan, which has undergone multiple changes after input from the public, …
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN
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12/15/22
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The parents of a University of Virginia football player killed in a shooting last month are calling for stricter gun laws and more mental health support to prevent future gun deaths. Happy Perry is …
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By BEN FINLEY and DANIEL KOZIN
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12/15/22
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A former Texas police officer has been convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019. The jury on Thursday found Aaron Dean not guilty of …
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12/15/22
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Harvard University has named Claudine Gay as its next president, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school. Gay is currently a dean at the university and a …
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By MICHAEL CASEY
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12/15/22
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A Michigan man who acknowledged killing another man and hanging the victim’s mutilated body from the ceiling of his home has been sentenced to life in prison. A Shiawassee County judge sentenced …
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12/15/22
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Authorities say personal issues between three men led to a deadly shooting outside an Amazon delivery station in Arizona. Chandler police say a man with a gun shot and critically wounded an unarmed …
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12/15/22
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Higher prices throughout much of 2022 have taken their financial toll on older adults in particular. People of all ages have been struggling but those over 65 often have an even harder time because …
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By ANITA SNOW
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12/15/22
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