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President Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on Tuesday. He told ABC News that he would be open to hearing information about rival presidential candidates from a foreign government.

FACT CHECK: Foreign Interference And 'Opposition Research' Are Not The Same

5:41pm June 13, 2019

by Philip Ewing

President Trump says he might be open to taking information from a foreign government in a future election, calling it a part of politics. But the law draws a distinction when foreigners are involved.

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Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings speaks to reporters early Thursday in Memphis, Tenn., after armed officers and an angry crowd faced off late Wednesday night after officers with the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a man while trying to take

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36 Memphis Police And Deputies Hurt In Protests After Deadly Shooting

5:18pm June 13, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. local time, as officers from the U.S. Marshals Service tried to take a man into custody in the Frayser community in Memphis, Tenn.

How One Father Became A Leading Activist In The Fight Against Opioids

4:35pm June 13, 2019

When Greg McNeil's son Sam died of a heroin overdose in 2015, after first becoming addicted to prescription pain pills, the father reinvented himself as an opioid activist.

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A comparison of how the old and upgraded U.S. global weather forecast models predicted the "bomb cyclone" that hit the Northeast U.S. in January 2018. The old NOAA model (left) estimated a smaller amount of snowfall than what actually happened (right). Th

Why Your Local Weather Forecast Is Going To Get Better

4:15pm June 13, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

"Virtually any aspect of the weather forecast — whether it is temperature, or precipitation — will see overall improvement with this upgrade," a National Weather Service scientist said.

Emmanuel Mahgerefteh, an incoming freshman from Roanoke, Va., is deciding whether to enroll at Virginia Tech in the fall or take the free community college offer.

Over-Enrolled, Virginia Tech Offers Some New Students Financial Incentives To Wait

3:52pm June 13, 2019

by Abigail Clukey

The university is making 1,500 incoming freshmen eligible for options to delay enrollment, such as a gap year stipend. Now, students are trying to decide whether to take the offers.

A participant in a 2018 naturalization ceremony holds a U.S. flag in New York City. Research by the Census Bureau suggests the citizenship question is highly likely to scare households with noncitizens from taking part in the constitutionally mandated hea

As Legal Battle Persists, Census Citizenship Question Is Put To The Test

2:44pm June 13, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Close to a half-million households in most of the U.S. are receiving letters for a last-minute experiment gauging how adding a citizenship question could affect how people respond to the 2020 census.

A Closer Look At Trump's Remarks About Taking Information On A 2020 Rival

10:55am June 13, 2019

President Trump said Wednesday that he would accept a foreign government's dirt on a 2020 rival. A look at foreign election interference — the focus of the Mueller report — and opposition research.

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TV personality Jon Stewart at a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee as it considers permanent authorization of the Victim Compensation Fund on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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House Judiciary Committee Approves Funds For Sept. 11 First Responders

10:20pm June 12, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The measure is expected to pass the full House. The fund established to compensate sick and dying Sept. 11 first responders is nearing depletion with about 19,000 unpaid claims to address.

Former Stanford University sailing coach John Vandemoer was sentenced to two years of supervised release, with the first six months in home confinement, and was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.

Former Stanford Coach Will Not Serve Prison Time For Admissions Scandal

10:18pm June 12, 2019

by Tovia Smith

John Vandemoer, who pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, was the first to be sentenced in the scandal. Prosecutors had called for a "meaningful" sentence to rebuild faith in the system.

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ACLU's Voting Rights Project Director Dale Ho (center) speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April after arguing on behalf of plaintiffs in the lawsuits over the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to the 2020 census.

Citizenship Question Lawsuit Plaintiffs Ask Supreme Court To Delay Ruling

9:48pm June 12, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

In a last-minute request, plaintiffs' attorneys led by the ACLU are asking the justices to wait to rule on the census question in light of documents that show an alleged Trump administration cover-up.