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• Three days, five killings and a year of pain in Baltimore
• Family of woman found dead in Texas jail files wrongful death suit
• Major U.S. airlines end trophy hunter shipments after Cecil outcry
• Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe
• Two people shot outside New Jersey hip hop concert
• More fights ahead on Planned Parenthood after Senate vote
• Families of Newtown massacre victims in $1.5 million settlement
• GOP forum in N.H.: More cattle call than debate
• Report: 2 dead, 15 hurt in New Hampshire tent collapse
• Senate blocks GOP bill to halt Planned Parenthood fed funds
• Bottle in car of Ohio man shot by police held fragrance: coroner

Three days, five killings and a year of pain in Baltimore Posted: 04 Aug 2015 10:27 AM PDT Kajuan Guinn was just 8, and recently reunited with his family after years in foster care, when his chronically ill mother died of complications from lupus. Two years after his mother died, Guinn ran away, following his father's path into a world of gangs, drugs and violence on the streets of Baltimore.

Family of woman found dead in Texas jail files wrongful death suit Posted: 04 Aug 2015 07:46 AM PDT The family of Sandra Bland filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against a Texas trooper, a sheriff's office and her jailers, accusing them of being responsible for the woman's apparent suicide in a county jail.

Major U.S. airlines end trophy hunter shipments after Cecil outcry Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:53 AM PDT Three U.S. airlines have banned the transport of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo killed by trophy hunters, in the latest fallout from the killing of Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion last month. American Airlines said on Tuesday it would join Delta Airlines and United Airlines in banning the transport of animals known in Africa as the "big five", coined by hunters because they are the hardest to kill on foot. There has been an international outcry against trophy hunting among animal lovers since it emerged that American dentist Walter Palmer killed Cecil, a rare black-maned lion that was a familiar sight at Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.

Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:49 AM PDT A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has ignited a firestorm of criticism from animal-rights activists for flaunting online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other wildlife she killed during a recent guided hunt in South Africa. Sabrina Corgatelli, an accountant for Idaho State University, appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Monday to defend trophy hunting amid mounting international outrage over last month's killing of Cecil, Zimbabwe's most famous lion, by an American dentist. Giraffes are very dangerous animals.

Two people shot outside New Jersey hip hop concert Posted: 04 Aug 2015 01:26 AM PDT (Reuters) - A gunman shot and wounded two people outside a hip hop concert in New Jersey late on Monday and is thought to have fled to nearby woods, police said.

More fights ahead on Planned Parenthood after Senate vote Posted: 04 Aug 2015 12:37 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In the aftermath of the Senate's derailing of Republican legislation halting federal dollars for Planned Parenthood, one thing seems clear: Many on both sides think they can ring up gains from the battle.

Families of Newtown massacre victims in $1.5 million settlement Posted: 03 Aug 2015 09:26 PM PDT The families of 14 people killed in the 2012 massacre at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, and two survivors reached a $1.5 million legal settlement on Monday against the gunman's mother's estate, according to court records. The families of victims and two school employees who survived the attack will each receive a $93,750 share of an insurance policy on the Newtown, Connecticut, home where Nancy Lanza lived with her son, gunman Adam Lanza, according to filings at a Bethel, Connecticut, probate court. The 20-year-old gunman began his rampage on Dec. 14, 2012, by shooting and killing his mother with a Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifle before driving to his former elementary school, where he gunned down 20 first-graders and six educators.

GOP forum in N.H.: More cattle call than debate Posted: 03 Aug 2015 09:10 PM PDT

Report: 2 dead, 15 hurt in New Hampshire tent collapse Posted: 03 Aug 2015 06:58 PM PDT A circus tent collapses as a severe storm rakes a northern New Hampshire fairground.

Senate blocks GOP bill to halt Planned Parenthood fed funds Posted: 03 Aug 2015 05:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate blocked a Republican drive Monday to terminate federal funds for Planned Parenthood, setting the stage for the GOP to try again this fall amid higher stakes — a potential government shutdown that could echo into next year's presidential and congressional elections.

Bottle in car of Ohio man shot by police held fragrance: coroner Posted: 03 Aug 2015 05:37 PM PDT DuBose was pulled over by police officer Raymond Tensing on July 19 because the vehicle he was driving did not have a front license plate. DuBose handed him the bottle, marked as gin, and told him it was air freshener. About a minute later, the two men struggled after DuBose, 43, refused Tensing's request to step out of the car.

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