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California garlic festival gunman killed himself, coroner says

The Santa Clara County coroner’s office says the gunman in the deadly Northern California festival shooting killed himself, a finding that contradicts earlier police accounts that officers fired the fatal shot.

Puerto Rico governor resigns as promised, names successor

An emailed announcement said successor Pedro Pierluisi did not need confirmation from both houses of the territory’s legislature because he was named secretary of state.