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SC judge sets 2016 trial for man accused in Charleston shooting

The suspected gunman in the slaying of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston last month was in court on Thursday when a judge heard a media challenge to a ban on the release of documents in the case.

Obama says Iran deal best way to avoid more war

President Barack Obama, seeking to sell the Iran nuclear deal to skeptical U.S. lawmakers and the American public, insisted on Wednesday that the landmark agreement was the best way to avoid a nuclear arms race and more war in the Middle East.

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European lawmakers back blanket collection of airline passenger data

Airlines will have to transfer passenger data such as seat numbers and payment information to law enforcement authorities for flights into and out of the European Union, under rules passed on Wednesday by EU lawmakers.

Video shows 3 LA-area officers shooting unarmed man

A federal judge has ordered the release of a video showing three Los Angeles-area police officers fatally shooting an unarmed man in 2013, saying the public had the right to review the footage.

Suspect arrested in real life ‘Gone Girl’ kidnapping case

Police said it was a "wild goose chase" that had wasted police resources, until the captor of a kidnapped California woman emailed a local newspaper detailing the events and verifying her story.

Ex-Uber driver accused of raping passenger linked to 4 other attacks

A former driver for ride-sharing company Uber who has been accused of kidnapping and raping a female passenger in December has been charged with a series of other sexual assaults around Boston, authorities said on Tuesday.

Family of Eric Garner calls for cop to be criminally charged

The family of Eric Garner, a black man who died after a white police officer put him in a chokehold a year ago, renewed calls to criminally charge the police officer on Tuesday, a day after the family reached a $5.9 million settlement with New York City.

Lawsuit against Ferguson in death of Michael Brown dropped

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed four counts in the wrongful-death lawsuit against Ferguson filed by the parents of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager shot dead last August by a white police officer, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.