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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's statements "were not instances of mere memory lapses," prosecutors wrote in the court filing.

Feds Detail What They Call Lies Told By Paul Manafort Since His Guilty Plea

9:45pm December 07, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Manafort's attorneys say he has provided the government with useful information but aren't opposing the recommendation that he be sentenced in early 2019.

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Fugitive Sees 'Wanted' Post Of Himself, Makes Date To Turn Himself In

9:36pm December 07, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Anthony Akers, who was wanted for failure to comply with the terms of his probation, became an Internet sensation after exchanging a series of Facebook posts with police in Washington state.

Prosecutors on Friday unveiled their sentencing recommendation for former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen who has been cooperating with prosecutors conducting the Russia investigation and others.

Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Should Get 'Substantial Prison Term,' Feds Say

8:51pm December 07, 2018

Prosecutors acknowledged that Cohen has been cooperating with cases in New York City but nonetheless said the crimes he has admitted committing are serious enough to warrant prison.

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Five wooden markers stand in a makeshift memorial outside the Annapolis Capitol Gazette offices in Annapolis, Md., in early July, honoring the employees killed by a gunman just days before. The victims were editor Gerald Fischman, 61; editor and columnist

A Gentle, Agonized Response To Trump's Rage About Journalists

7:40pm December 07, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Joshua McKerrow is a photojournalist at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md.; five of his colleagues where shot and killed this summer. After an angry presidential tweet, he shared a story of loss.

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Charlottesville Jury Finds 'Unite The Right' Protester Guilty Of First Degree Murder

7:19pm December 07, 2018

by Hawes Spencer

A jury in Charlottesville, Va., returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of James Fields, Jr., the self-proclaimed neo-Nazi who rammed his car into a crowd last year at a white nationalist rally.

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James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Va., last year.

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Charlottesville Jury Convicts 'Unite The Right' Protester Who Killed Woman

7:06pm December 07, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

James Alex Fields rammed his car into counterprotestors in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring several other people. He was convicted of first degree murder and other charges.

Ed Fuller and his wife, Sandra, are rebuilding their Ventura, Calif., home after it was destroyed in last year's Thomas Fire.

After Devastating Fire, Ventura Residents Push To Get Back Home For The Holidays

6:27pm December 07, 2018

by Stephanie O'Neill

"My wife is absolutely obsessed that she's ready for Christmas," Ed Fuller says. "Last Christmas, we sort of lost."

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How A 9-Year-Old Helped End A Ban On Snowball Fights In His Colorado Town

5:26pm December 07, 2018

Snowball fights have been banned in Severance, Colo., for nearly a century. This week, 9-year-old Dane Best changed the law and made snowball fights legal.

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The casket of Ventura County Sheriff Sgt. Ron Helus arrives on stage for a memorial service on Nov. 15 in Westlake Village, Calif.

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Friendly Fire Killed Sheriff's Sergeant At Thousand Oaks, Calif., Shooting Scene

5:14pm December 07, 2018

by Ian Stewart

Sgt. Ron Helus was struck by five bullets from the suspect's weapon. But it was a sixth shot, fired by another law enforcement officer, that proved fatal.

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The Effects U.S. Soybean Farmers Have Felt From Trade Negotiations With China

4:21pm December 07, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Josh Gackle, a soybean farmer in Kulm, N.D., about how the United States' ongoing trade negotiations with China have impacted crops this year.

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