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BALTIMORE (AP) — A jury in Baltimore is expected to hearing closing arguments today in the trial of a city police officer charged with the death of Freddie Gray. William Porter, who's charged with manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment, is the first of six officers to go on trial. Prosecutors say he's partially responsible for Gray sustaining a fatal spinal injury while he was being transported in a police wagon. Porter says he didn't call a medic because Gray didn't show signs of injury.
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's chief investigator says a preliminary investigation into the October crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai has found no indication yet of any "illegal or terrorist act." The lead investigator says that's based on evidence received so far. The Oct. 31 crash killed all 224 people onboard. Russia has said an explosive device had been placed onboard the plane and the Sinai branch of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.
BEIRUT (AP) — Opposition activists say Syrian government helicopter gunships have struck a suburb of Damascus, a day after airstrikes on nearby areas killed at least 45 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees say today's strikes targeted the southwestern suburb of Daraya. There's no word of casualties.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is on a public relations campaign this week in an effort to ease the fears of jittery Americans following this month's mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, and the Paris attacks a few weeks before. Obama travels to the Pentagon today for a rare meeting outside the White House by his National Security Council. He'll then give a public update about the fight against the Islamic State group.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A former high-ranking government official in New Mexico will appear in district court in Santa Fe this morning to learn her punishment for siphoning money from her election account to fuel a gambling addiction. Former Secretary of State Dianna Duran resigned from office in October and pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement and four misdemeanor counts. She can withdraw her pleas if the judge orders jail time.
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