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Tennessee Waffle House reopens 3 days after fatal shootings
Sheila Burke, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:19pm
The Tennessee Waffle House where four people were fatally shot reopened Wednesday amid tears and solemn remembrance of the dead, as the company said it will donate a month of the restaurant's sales to help the wounded survivors and the families of the slain.
APNewsBreak: White nationalist's Ohio lawsuit ends
Dan Sewell, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:18pm
A lawsuit over white nationalist Richard Spencer's effort to speak at an Ohio college has been dropped.

Sessions defends Trump pardons of Arpaio, Libby
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:15pm
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is defending President Donald Trump's pardons of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former Bush administration official I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
Man charged with toppling Jewish cemetery headstones in 2017
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:15pm
Authorities have arrested a man who they say confessed to knocking over about 120 tombstones at Jewish cemetery near St. Louis last year, which they say wasn't a hate crime.

Legal experts: Greitens not entitled to charity donor list
David A. Lieb, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:13pm
While building a national nonprofit for military veterans, former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens solicited millions of dollars from hundreds of wealthy individuals, corporations and foundations. While later launching a Missouri gubernatorial campaign, Greitens again raised millions from many of those same donors.

Nevada student sues over dress code banning pro-gun shirts
Scott Sonner, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:07pm
An eighth-grade student has filed a federal lawsuit accusing his northern Nevada school district of violating his First Amendment rights after he says he was told his pro-gun T-shirt violates the district's dress code.
Judge: Wisconsin sex offender can visit sick son at hospital
Ivan Moreno, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:02pm
A Milwaukee County judge says a registered sex offender must be allowed to visit his severely ill 9-year-old son over the objections of Wisconsin Children's Hospital.

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DNA linked former police officer to serial killings
Sophia Bollag and Don Thompson, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:57pm
A DNA match in the past six days tied a former police officer to some of the crimes committed by a California serial killer behind at least 12 homicides and 45 rapes throughout the state in the 1970s and '80s, police officials announced Wednesday.
Video: Former Port Authority ethics chair swore at officers
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:56pm
A Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner caught on camera delivering an expletive-laced tirade to police officers during a traffic stop has resigned.

Attorneys urge appeals court to block Iraqi deportations
Dan Sewell, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:54pm
Civil rights attorneys contended Wednesday that the Trump administration tried to rush deportations of Iraqis who faced torture, sexual slavery and even beheadings in their home country.
Man with weapon arrested at Iranian interests section in DC
Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:54pm
A man with a weapon was arrested Wednesday afternoon at the Iranian interests section in Washington, the Secret Service said.

Arizona opening day cares to get ready for teacher strike
Melissa Daniels, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:53pm
From gathering gift cards, prepping boxed lunches and opening church doors for child care, communities across Arizona are getting ready for a historic teacher walkout that could keep hundreds of thousands of students out of school indefinitely.

Minnesota lawmaker stages sit-in over inaction on guns
Youssef Rddad, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:51pm
Hoping to pressure colleagues to vote on gun-control legislation that has stalled in the Minnesota Legislature, a first-term lawmaker staged a 24-hour sit-in inside the House chamber, rising occasionally to read stories of people killed by gun violence.
Lawyer: Police mistreated black woman in restaurant arrest
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:50pm
Police officers in a south Alabama city mistreated a black woman who was thrown down and arrested during a videotaped confrontation in a Waffle House restaurant, an attorney for her family said Wednesday.

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Macron urges US to reject isolationism
Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:47pm
French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to reject fear and isolationism Wednesday and instead embrace the historic bond between the two countries to launch a new era of 21st century leadership and security.
A look at well-known serial killers in the US since 1971
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:34pm
A former police officer who authorities suspect was an elusive serial killer who committed at least 12 homicides, 45 rapes and dozens of burglaries across California in the 1970s and 1980s was arrested Wednesday. A law enforcement official identified the suspect as 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo, a former police officer. Sacramento County jail records show DeAngelo was arrested overnight on suspicion of two counts of murder cited in a Ventura County warrant.
Authorities say suspect in serial killings has been charged with 2 counts of murder in Ventura County
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:32pm
Authorities say suspect in serial killings has been charged with 2 counts of murder in Ventura County.
