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Santa Monica homeowner Arlene Rosenblatt shows off a photo of her grandchildren. When she goes to visit them, she rents out her home through websites like Airbnb. New rules in Santa Monica make Rosenblatt's rentals illegal.

Rental Rules In California Raise Questions About Who's Using Airbnb

10:14pm May 31, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Santa Monica, Calif., approved a law that would outlaw most short-term rentals in the city. Some say many listings are by big companies. Others say such laws hurt homeowners trying to make ends meet.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie participated in a roundtable discussion at the Farnum Center in Manchester, N.H. earlier this month.

Drug Overdose, On The Rise, Cropping Up As Campaign Issue

8:31pm May 31, 2015

by Tamara Keith

Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than traffic accidents and New Hampshire, the first in the nation primary state, is suffering from a heroin epidemic. The candidates are hearing about it.

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Taser International is now selling police departments the technology to store videos from body cameras.

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As Police Body Cameras Increase, What About All That Video?

8:27pm May 31, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Police cams have suddenly become a big business. But the real money is in selling departments a way to store each day's video. Firms are offering easy uploads to the cloud but costs are bound to grow.

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Police and protesters square off outside the Ferguson Police Department, in March.Earlier in the day, the resignation of Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson was announced in the wake of a scathing Justice Department report prompted by the fatal shooting

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Fatal Shootings By Police Twice As High As Official Number, Report Says

3:30pm May 31, 2015

by Scott Neuman

An analysis by The Washington Post shows that the number of such incidents is more than twice as high as official federal figures.

A gate blocks the entrance of a farm operated by Daybreak Foods, on May 17, 2015 near Eagle Grove, Iowa. The facility was reportedly struck by the current outbreak of bird flu. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsick says biosecurity measures are crucial to

Secretary Of Agriculture: Bird Flu Poses 'No Health Issue' To Humans

12:12pm May 31, 2015

The largest outbreak of avian flu in U.S. history is ravaging poultry at farms in the Midwest. Sec. Tom Vilsack says there's no risk of transmission to humans, but egg prices may rise.

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Martin O'Malley performs with his Irish rock group, O'Malley's March, in Baltimore in 2002.

5 Things You Should Know About Martin O'Malley

7:40am May 31, 2015

by Juana Summers

His announcement is quintessentially Baltimore with a venue well-known to area residents and the addition of a well-known local group, the Kelly Bell Band, booked as entertainment.

License plate scanners have helped police locate stolen vehicles and have even assisted in murder investigations. But with their ability to track a person's every move, skeptics worry about privacy.

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Questions Remain About How To Use Data From License Plate Scanners

9:05pm May 30, 2015

by Martin Kaste

The scanners are standard equipment for police, but what's not settled is what happens to all the data collected. That data can link people to certain addresses and flag unusual activity.

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The sun sets along 42nd Street in Manhattan in 2013 during a semi-annual phenomenon known as

Manhattanhenge Set To Wow New Yorkers

2:14pm May 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The semi-annual phenomenon in late May and mid-July each year occurs when the Sun aligns with the street grid in Manhattan, casting a shaft of light between the skyscrapers.

Flood waters from the Brazos River encroach upon a home in the Horseshoe Bend neighborhood in Weatherford, Texas, on Friday.

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Death Toll In Texas, Oklahoma Floods At 28

9:26am May 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The region is expecting more rain and officials warn that the Colorado River at Wharton could crest today, causing even more flooding in what has been the wettest May on record for the state.

While governor of Texas, Rick Perry refused to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid.

Texas Politicians And Businesses Feud Over Medicaid Expansion

12:12am May 30, 2015

by Wade Goodwyn

Texas has turned down federal funds to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Hospitals and some business owners want the money, but it's a tough sell in Republican-dominated state politics.

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