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7 years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen

“The first responsibility of the church in abuse cases is to help those who have been abused and protect those who may be vulnerable to future abuse,” according to the 2010 handbook for Mormon church leaders. But church officials tolerated abuse in at least one family for years.

2 police officers shot near Atlanta

Two police officers were in serious condition after being wounded by gunfire in a neighborhood outside Atlanta, where a gunman remained barricaded inside a home, authorities said.

 
Drug given to Paddock calms some, provokes others, experts say

Diazepam, the anti-anxiety medicine prescribed for Las Vegas gunman less than four months before the mass shooting, has a deserved reputation as a Jekyll-and-Hyde drug, calming some and causing others to become more aggressive.

Arizona man accused of terrorizing kayakers on waterway near Wikieup

Danny Button, 60, faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful imprisonment, kidnapping, endangerment and disorderly conduct for allegedly shooting at the kayakers on Feb. 4 on Burro Creek, near the community of Wikieup.

Patchy reporting undercuts hate crimes statistics

The knock on the door, strong and quick, jolted Barbara Hicks Collins awake. Someone must be in trouble, she thought. She flung open her front door to the shocking sight of her carengulfed in flames.