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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says former national security adviser Michael Flynn's error was not that he discussed U.S. sanctions with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. before the presidential inauguration, but that he denied it for weeks. White House officials say that just six days into his presidency, Donald Trump was told that Flynn had misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russia. Flynn resigned this week.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota judge will hear oral arguments Wednesday on whether to toss out the case against the officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a July traffic stop. St. Anthony police Officer Jeronimo Yanez is charged with manslaughter and other counts. His attorneys say Castile was reaching for his gun and the shooting was justified. Prosecutors disagree. Castile had told the officer he was armed. The shooting's gruesome aftermath was streamed live on Facebook by Castile's girlfriend.
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Residents living south of Northern California's Oroville Dam are back in their homes for the first time since they were told to evacuate over the weekend. Engineers had discovered a growing hole in the dam's main concrete spillway, and authorities feared it could collapse, sending water gushing into communities. Authorities say the threat has lessened and they're working on a repair plan.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of people in Christchurch, New Zealand have been evacuated from their homes as wildfires threaten some suburbs. At least one home was destroyed in the Port Hills, near Christchurch. The mayor of Selwyn says changing winds have made the fires unpredictable, and he plans to declare a state of emergency. The mayor of Christchurch plans to do so as well.
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a civil trial of the Texas prison system and its leadership in a civil rights lawsuit arising from the heat-related death of an inmate. The judge says state prison officials refused to provide air conditioning that could have also kept 21 other inmates alive. The judge says Larry Gene McCollum was among 22 inmates who have died front the heat in Texas prisons since 1998.
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