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Crime, Law and Justice

Police haven't reached gunman with hostages at veterans home

A gunman slipped into an employee going-away party at the largest veterans home in the United States and took at least three people hostage Friday, leading to a lockdown of the sprawling grounds in California, authorities and family members said.
by The Associated Press

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Guilty plea in sexting free speech challenge

A former middle school cafeteria worker who argued the sexually explicit photos and texts she sent to a student were constitutionally-protected free speech has now pleaded guilty to felony charges in Dakota County.
by The Associated Press

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Florida governor signs gun restrictions 3 weeks after attack

Florida governor signs gun restrictions 3 weeks after attack

As a gun-control bill sits on the governor's desk, the Broward County Sheriff's Office released 12 minutes of radio transmissions from its deputies and a neighboring police agency highlighting the chaos during the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
by The Associated Press

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A backgrounder on background checks

A backgrounder on background checks

The shooting in South Florida has ignited the national debate about how to fix, and whether to expand, the gun sales background check system. But what are background checks and how do they work?
by Adrienne St. Clair

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Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to conspiracy, tax and bank fraud charges

Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to conspiracy, tax and bank fraud charges

The former Trump campaign chairman pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, tax and bank fraud charges. Manafort faces a separate federal trial on other charges also brought by special counsel Robert Mueller's office in a Washington, D.C., case.

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