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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants better relations between communities and their police. He says the mistrust of law enforcement that was exposed after the fatal police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, has a corrosive effect on all of America, not just on black communities. The president spoke Saturday night at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual awards dinner in Washington.
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — There's word of another shooting involving police in Ferguson, Missouri. This time authorities say a police officer has been shot. Tim Zoll of the Ferguson Police Department tells KSDK-TV that the officer was shot in the arm. A St. Louis County Police spokesman confirms an officer was shot but says he has no further details
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A spokesman for an Oklahoma City Islamic group says the man accused of beheading one woman and attacking another at a food processing plant after he was fired was seen as "a little odd" and "a little weird" by those who attended the same mosque he did. Police say Alton Nolen, who was shot by a company official, remains hospitalized and will be charged with first-degree murder on Monday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone will be watched closely at the National Institutes of Health's hospital in suburban Washington, D.C. The NIH says the doctor is expected to be admitted to the special isolation unit as early as Sunday. The agency says it's making the move out of "an abundance of caution."
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is in Texas. He and several league officials visited the Austin headquarters of the National Domestic Violence hotline on Saturday evening for a private meeting. Goodell and the NFL have been criticized for how they handled the recent suspension of Ravens running back Ray Rice, who punched his then-fiancee in the face.
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