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Biden Says Baton Rouge Officers' Deaths Had A Wide Impact

7:39am July 29, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Amid calls in the community for healing, Vice President Joe Biden attended a memorial service in Baton Rouge, La., for three law enforcement officers killed July 17. He said their deaths "touched the soul of the entire nation."

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The 307-foot tower at the University of Texas at Austin was the site of mass murder 50 years ago Sunday.

Gun Violence And Mental Health Laws, 50 Years After Texas Tower Sniper

7:39am July 29, 2016

by Lauren Silverman

Trying to prevent gun violence by tying it to mental health legislation began in 1966 when a young gunman killed 16 people in Austin, Texas. But some believe the approach is misguided.

Ingmar Guandique is escorted from the Violent Crimes Unit by police in Washington, D.C., in 2009.

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Prosecutors Move To Drop Murder Charges Against Man Accused Of Killing Chandra Levy

6:32pm July 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Prosecutors say information received this week means Ingmar Guandique, who was convicted in 2010, should not face a new trial. Levy was a 24-year-old intern in D.C. when she was murdered in 2001.

This undated photo was taken of John Hinckley Jr. in front of the White House. He attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in D.C. on March 30, 1981.

After Hinckley, States Tightened Use Of The Insanity Plea

4:40pm July 28, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

John Hinckley's not-guilty verdict prompted tighter restrictions on the insanity defense. Civil rights advocates say that means seriously ill people are imprisoned without adequate treatment.

Transgender Student Files Suit Against School District, Alleging Discrimination

3:59pm July 28, 2016

Ash Whitaker has filed a federal Title IX lawsuit against his school district. The transgender teen says the Kenosha School District has essentially created a surveillance program to monitor his bathroom usage, with plans to issue green wristbands to help identify transgender students.

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John F. Schrank shot at President Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and was sentenced to live in mental institution in 1914.

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Failed Assassins: Would-be Presidential Shooters In History

4:15pm July 27, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

John Hinckley is being released from prison 35 years after he attempted to kill Ronald Reagan. He is one of several who aimed at a president and missed.

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John Hinckley Earns His Freedom, Decades After Attempted Assassination

4:07pm July 27, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Would-be assassin John Hinckley has been granted freedom to live outside the mental institution where he's been confined for decades. The move comes more than three decades after he shot President Reagan.

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Remaining Charges Against Officers In Freddie Gray's Death Dropped

4:07pm July 27, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Prosecutors have dropped all the remaining charges against Baltimore police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. While the four trials so far returned no convictions, the three more scheduled trials have now also been dropped.

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How Does A City Compensate The Wrongly Imprisoned — And Tortured?

4:07pm July 27, 2016

by Noel King

The city of Chicago is trying to make amends with men who were tortured into confessions by Chicago police officers. The city is doing it, in part, with payments. And that has led to a big question: How much money is enough to make up for what the torture victims lost?

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, speaks during a news conference Wednesday after her office dropped remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers who were still awaiting trial in Freddie Gray' death. Third from left, in a

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WATCH: Marilyn Mosby: 'The System Is In Need Of Reform'

2:50pm July 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Baltimore state's attorney has dropped all remaining charges related to the death of Freddie Gray, but she says she stands by the legitimacy of the criminal charges.