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Trump Announces Withdrawal From An International Arms Trade Treaty At NRA Convention

5:35pm April 26, 2019

by Tim Mak

President Trump spoke to the National Rifle Association on Friday in Indianapolis. His speech comes at a time of division within the NRA and political mobilization of gun control advocates.

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2020 Democratic Candidates Are Reaching Out To Religious Voters

5:35pm April 26, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Democratic presidential candidates have been talking about faith as they try to reach out to voters who backed President Trump. Conservative Christian leaders are starting to push back.

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Customers walk near makeshift fruit and vegetable shops set in front of destroyed buildings in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa earlier this month.

'Indiscriminate Strikes': Amnesty Criticizes U.S.-Led Coalition's Actions In Raqqa

4:56pm April 26, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Amnesty International says the U.S.-led coalition offensive against ISIS in Raqqa used indiscriminate artillery force and killed nearly 10 times more civilians than the U.S. military has acknowledged.

Students Quarantined For Potential Measles Exposure At 2 Los Angeles Universities

4:30pm April 26, 2019

by Nathan Rott

Two universities in Los Angeles have placed some students and staff under quarantine or self-isolation after they were believed to have been exposed to someone on campus with measles.

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Couy Griffin, chairman of the Otero County Board of Commissioners, stands at the Border Patrol's abandoned U.S. Route 70 checkpoint in New Mexico. The Border Patrol checkpoints have been shutdown in the El Paso Sector as agents have been diverted to deal

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New Mexico County Declares Local Emergency Over Abandoned Border Patrol Checkpoints

2:06pm April 26, 2019

by John Burnett

Six Border Patrol checkpoints in southern New Mexico and Texas are temporarily closed as agents were diverted to the border. Local officials worry illegal narcotics are flowing northward unchecked.

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In this courtroom sketch, Maria Butina is shown next to her attorney Robert Driscoll, before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, during a hearing in December.

Russian Agent Maria Butina Sentenced To 18 Months Following Guilty Plea

1:58pm April 26, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

Prosecutors asked a judge to give Butina more prison time, citing the threat they said she posed to national security. Her attorneys said her motives weren't "nefarious" and she is ready to go home.

Former Ohio State basketball player John Havlicek talks about his career during a National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction event Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo.

Boston Celtics Great And Hall Of Famer John Havlicek Dies At 79

1:54pm April 26, 2019

by Doreen McCallister

Havlicek was voted one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. He played 16 seasons with the Celtics — eight of them as NBA champions. Boston media report he had Parkinson's disease.

Greg McDonald Jr. (left) sits with his fiancé Jon Jost. McDonald's parents considered sending him to counseling when they were concerned he was gay. Now they support a ban on conversion therapy.

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Activists And Suicide Prevention Groups Seek Bans On Conversion Therapy For Minors

1:35pm April 26, 2019

by Leila Fadel

Conversion therapy aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. The practice is discredited by mental health professionals and is linked to higher rates of suicide.

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A chain-reaction crash on I-70 near Denver killed four people and shut down the highway near Colorado Mills Parkway in both directions Thursday.

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Colorado Highway Crash: At Least 4 People Killed In Fiery 28-Vehicle Pileup

1:29pm April 26, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Denver-area crash involved at least 24 cars and four semitrucks. One of the trucks was carrying a flatbed full of lumber — which contributed to a large fire on the roadway.

Kansas passed a ban on dilation and evacuation abortions in 2015.

Kansas Supreme Court Rules State Constitution Protects Right To Abortion

12:54pm April 26, 2019

The court said that the state's Bill of Rights "allows a woman to make her own decisions regarding her body ... decisions that can include whether to continue a pregnancy."