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California Shootout Kills Highway Patrol Officer

The gunman was also killed in the shootout in Riverside, according to local news reports.

Border Patrol Agent Who Hit Migrant With Truck Pleads Guilty

Matthew Bowen, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge, had sent a text message referring to immigrants as “subhuman” and “murdering savages,” according to court documents.

‘He’s Off the Rails’: Anthony Scaramucci, on Another Media Blitz, Criticizes Trump

Over the past several days, the president and his former communications director have been locked in a public insult battle.

In Epstein Tweets, Trump Revisits a Favored Conspiracy Genre: Murder

“Conspiracy theories are a perfect tool to emotionally connect with voters and supporters,” said Sam Nunberg, a former campaign aide to the president.

What We Learned From the Iowa State Fair

In the On Politics newsletter: Lessons from a sweaty, calorie-filled weekend at the state fair. Plus, riding the Ferris wheel with Cory Booker.

On Gun Control, 2020 Democrats Agree: No Reason to Hold Back

After mass shootings jolted the nation this month, the Democratic candidates seemed to move in lock step toward more aggressive gun control positions without resistance from moderates.

Joe Biden Knows He Says the Wrong Thing

It’s not because he is 76, his campaign says. The former vice president has always had this tendency, and he hopes it won’t hurt him in the 2020 race.

Lee Bennett Hopkins, Champion of Poetry for Children, Dies at 81

In the scores of anthologies he compiled and in his own writing, he sought to teach and expand young imaginations through verse.

Commandos’ Behavior Prompts Pentagon Review of Special Operations Culture

As reports of drug use, violence and other misconduct have multiplied, the head of Special Operations Command said recent episodes “threaten the trust placed in us.”

Algae Can Poison Your Dog

Dogs have become fatally ill after frolicking in water infused with the toxic algae, owners said.

Democrats Want to Revive a Ban on Assault Weapons

But with Republicans in charge of the Senate and President Trump in the White House, an assault weapons ban has little chance of being signed into law before 2021.

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