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Police: Man kills lawyer, self, hours after divorce is final
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 4:02pm
Authorities say a Georgia man killed his ex-wife's attorney in his law office just hours after the couple's divorce was final and then killed himself.
Confusion and uncertainty at the border after Trump acts
Nomaan Merchant and Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 4:00pm
The federal government wrestled with the fallout Thursday over President Donald Trump's move to stop separating families at the border, with no clear plan to reunite the more than 2,300 children already taken from their parents and Congress again failing to take action on immigration reform.
Messi, Argentina beaten 3-0 at World Cup, Croatia advances
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:54pm
Lionel Messi's frustrating international career may be coming to an early and anti-climactic finish after Argentina's worst loss in World Cup group play in 60 years.
The Latest: Pope reiterates opposition to separating kids
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:54pm
The Latest on the separation of immigrant children from their parents following President Donald Trump's order allowing them to remain with their parents (all times local):
Court records: Woman charged in leak case reaches plea deal
Kate Brumback, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:48pm
Court records indicate a woman charged with leaking U.S. secrets to a news outlet has reached a deal with prosecutors.
Real name of mystery man who died in 2002 revealed
Mark Gillispie, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:47pm
When a man named Joseph Newton Chandler III put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger in his apartment outside of Cleveland in 2002, he left behind $82,000 in a bank account and an enduring mystery about his actual identity that's been finally solved with the help of forensics, genealogy and old-fashioned sleuthing
Lawsuit: Military policy for non-citizens discriminatory
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:46pm
A civil liberties group is suing the Trump administration in San Francisco over a policy that requires green card holders to pass a background check before they can start military service.
Q&A: Plan evolving for Nevada's first execution in 12 years
Ken Ritter, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:42pm
Nevada's first execution in 12 years has been set for July 11, and officials say they have the drugs they need.
Correction: Doughnut Shop-Foreign Language story
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:41pm
In a story June 19 about a doughnut shop ending its offer to give coupons to customers who reported workers shouting in foreign languages to management, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a photo of the sign was posted Monday on Twitter by a displeased customer. The original post appears to have been sent by a producer for WBAL-TV.
Lawyer: No apparent justification for fatal shooting of teen
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:40pm
A 17-year-old boy fatally shot by a police officer in Pennsylvania seconds after he fled a traffic stop did not pose a threat to anyone, a lawyer for the family of the teen said.
Thwarted before, North Carolina GOP wants photo ID mandate
Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:36pm
North Carolina legislative Republicans on Thursday advanced their goal of permanently requiring voters to show photo identification — a proposal previously thwarted this decade by veto and federal judges who declared a similar mandate racially discriminatory.
The Latest: Disaster declaration issued after Texas floods
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:28pm
The Latest on severe weather in parts of the U.S. (all times local):
Pentagon agrees to provide space for 20,000 migrant children
Robert Burns, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:28pm
The Pentagon will make space available on military bases for as many as 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children detained after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a spokesman said Thursday.
Florida man faces up to 5 years for dogfighting conviction
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:23pm
A Florida man has been convicted of a participating in a dogfighting operation.
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First lady visits migrant children at Texas detention center
Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:22pm
Melania Trump made an unannounced visit to a Texas facility Thursday, talking with children and staff as she got a first-hand look at some of the migrant children sent there by the U.S. government after their families entered the country illegally.
Audit faults University of California sex misconduct process
Sophia Bollag, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:04pm
University of California administrators failed to address sexual misconduct complaints in a timely manner and did not discipline faculty swiftly, state auditors said Thursday.
Supporters of Trump steadfast despite immigration uproar
Amy Forliti and Angie Wang, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:02pm
Big Lake, Minnesota, resident Pam Tolve believes President Trump was just doing his job when he decided to separate children from parents who crossed the border illegally.
Bullet removed from wounded man helps in murder conviction
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:01pm
Prosecutors in South Carolina say a bullet in a wounded security guard shifted enough after a year to be safely removed, and it helped lead to a murder conviction in a related shooting.
Navajo commission aims to raise awareness of hate crimes
Mary Hudetz., Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 2:47pm
The killing this spring of a homeless man who police say was shot by two Albuquerque teens "for fun" has spurred civil rights and Navajo Nation human rights advocates to push for more vigilance among community members in reporting attacks perceived as directly targeting Native Americans.
