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An accused gunman faces trial in Pittsburgh after a mass shooting at a synagogue

5:05am April 24, 2023

by Kiley Koscinski

Jury selection begins Monday for the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018. The survivors are preparing for renewed anguish as they relive that day.

The state of student activism on abortion at Texas A&M

10:05pm April 23, 2023

by Sequoia Carrillo

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's abortion decision, a student group at Texas A&M that promoted abortion rights has seen its membership plummet, while an anti-abortion group is thriving.

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A Hyundai sedan sits in the parking lot of East Bay Tow Inc., where California Attorney General Rob Bonta held a news conference on Thursday.

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A group of state AGs calls for a national recall of high-theft Hyundai, Kia vehicles

8:45pm April 23, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Millions of vehicles manufactured by the companies between 2011 and 2022 can be easily hotwired and also lack engine immobilizers, a common anti-theft device.

A South Florida man shot at two Instacart delivery workers who mistakenly drove to the wrong address.

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A South Florida man shot at 2 Instacart delivery workers who went to the wrong house

4:25pm April 23, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Broward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor called the incident "very disturbing" and said prosecutors would decide whether to file charges after reviewing the case.

Officers from the state-run Capitol Police and the city-run Jackson Police Department stand watch outside a Jackson, Miss., church where a community meeting was held to addresses youth crime issues on Feb. 14.

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The NAACP is suing Mississippi over an expanded role for state-run police in Jackson

9:46pm April 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

The NAACP says "separate and unequal policing" will return to Mississippi's majority-Black capital under a state-run police department.

Health & Safety

What happens next for mifepristone in the courts

5:18pm April 22, 2023

The abortion pill mifepristone will remain available in the U.S., for now. NPR's Adrian Florido talks to Julie Rovner of KFF Health News.

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An 18-year-old Indiana University student was less than a mile away from the Bloomington campus when an attacker struck her multiple times in the head with a folding knife.

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An Indiana woman is charged with a federal hate crime in alleged anti-Asian bus attack

1:47pm April 22, 2023

by Juliana Kim

A federal grand jury indicted Billie R. Davis, who is accused of stabbing an 18-year-old university student on a bus in Bloomington "because of the victim's race and national origin," officials said.

The Supreme Court's legitimacy is once again being called into question after news broke that Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose 20 years of lavish trips paid for by a billionaire Republican donor.

Politics & Government

Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past

10:31am April 22, 2023

by Ron Elving

The Thomas-Crow connection recalls past relationships that caught the attention of Congress, resulting in hearings that undermined a potential chief justice and the court's longest-serving member.

This image provided by the Minnesota Department of Corrections shows Kim Potter. The former Brooklyn Center police officer is scheduled to be released from prison on Monday.

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The former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright will be freed Monday

9:50am April 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

Kim Potter, who was convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser in the 2021 incident, is set to be released from prison after serving 16 months. Daunte Wright was 20 years old.

Health & Safety

Supreme Court blocks lower court decision in case on FDA approval of abortion pill

8:01am April 22, 2023

The Supreme Court has blocked lower court restrictions on the abortion medication mifespristone while litigation continues.