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Beto O’Rourke interrupts Texas governor’s shooting briefing

“Gov. Abbott, I have something to say,” the Democrat challenging Greg Abbott for governor said Wednesday. “The time to stop the next shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing.

Ex-Strip casino executive appeals conviction in college bribery case

Gamal Abdelaziz, a former Strip casino executive, and John Wilson argued in appeals filed Monday that they believed they were making legitimate donations, not bribes, to get their children into elite universities.

Lack of laws helps body brokers to profit from selling the dead

The company stacked brochures in funeral parlors around Sin City. On the cover: a couple clasping hands. Above the image, a promise: “Providing Options in Your Time of Need.”

Fatal shooting of man by Arizona officers declared legally justified

Two law enforcement officers were legally justified when they shot and killed a man in Kingman on May 14, the Mohave County attorney’s office determined after reviewing an investigation conducted by the Department of Public Safety.

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Prosecutors seek to restrict defense at upcoming Bundy trial in Las Vegas

Anticipating a battle in the upcoming trial against six associates of rancher Cliven Bundy, federal prosecutors this week asked a judge to prohibit defense attorneys from referencing a wide range of material that is central to defense strategy in the case.

Activists linked to Planned Parenthood video leaks indicted in Texas

A Texas grand jury has indicted two anti-abortion activists in a case involving covert videos on fetal tissue procurement talks with Planned Parenthood and found there was no wrongdoing on the part of the health group, a district attorney said on Monday.

 
Police think the OC jail escapees might have staged a fight

A manhunt is underway in California for three inmates, including one who is accused of murder and another accused of torture, who escaped an Orange County jail Friday, authorities said.

US Supreme Court says ban on life sentences for teens can be retroactive

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday expanded its ban on mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole for people who committed a crime before age 18, siding with a 69-year-old Louisiana man convicted in the 1963 murder of a sheriff’s deputy.

 
Clinton’s childhood home damaged in suspected arson

A fire at the first home of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in Arkansas early Christmas morning is being investigated as arson, authorities said.

 
Man fleeing in Maserati fatally shot by Georgia police

A man was shot dead by Atlanta-area police on Tuesday after he tried to flee in a Maserati when police sought to arrest him for a probation violation, authorities said.

Here’s what the day after Brown protests looks like — PHOTOS

Violent protests broke out in Missouri following the grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, black teenager on August 9, 2014. Check out the gallery of photos.