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News Brief: Texas Shooting Update, Trumps Visits South Korea

9:19am November 07, 2017

Devin Kelley shouldn't have been allowed to legally buy guns. Why did the Air Force fail to enter Kelley's conviction in a federal database? And, President Trump met with the leader of South Korea.

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Woman In Upstate New York Violates Honor System

7:10am November 07, 2017

She was caught taking cheesecakes and leaving no money in the cash box. The cheesecakes are sold by an order of nuns, who are famous for their desserts.

Harassment Scandal Unfolds In Kentucky's State Legislature

6:50am November 07, 2017

by Ryland Barton

The speaker of Kentucky's House of Representatives has stepped down amid a sexual harassment scandal unfolding in the state legislature. Three other Republican lawmakers have also been implicated.

James Comey Officially Joins Twitter. His Handle Is @Comey

5:51am November 07, 2017

Former FBI Director James Comey previously was active under a pseudonym — Reinhold Niebuhr — the theologian, about whom Comey wrote his undergrad thesis back at the College of William & Mary.

Politics & Government

A Year After Russia Meddling, Off-Year Elections Are Monitored

5:06am November 07, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Voter confidence was shaken by revelations that Russia targeted election systems in at least 21 states last year. A year later, efforts to tighten voting cybersecurity is making some progress.

When Ohio voters head to the polls Tuesday, they'll be able to weigh in on a ballot measure that aims to get better drug prices for state programs.

Voters Confused By Ohio's Ballot Question On Drug Prices

5:02am November 07, 2017

by Shefali Luthra

Ohio voters are being asked by a ballot initiative to consider making a law that would require the state to pay no more for prescription drugs than the federal Department of Veterans Affairs does.

Newspaper photographers look on as the sun rises over the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the site of a mass shooting during a Sunday service.

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Texas Church Shooter May Have Been Motivated To Kill By 'Domestic Situation'

10:52pm November 06, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Authorities said they don't believe racial or religious reasons drove Devin Patrick Kelley, who killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs. Here's what we know Monday — and the questions still unanswered.

Law enforcement officials continue their investigation at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas on Monday.

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The Texas Church Shooter Should Have Been Legally Barred From Owning Guns

8:31pm November 06, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Devin Patrick Kelley was convicted of assaulting his then-wife and fracturing his stepson's skull, according to a former Air Force chief prosecutor. A mistake by the Air Force allowed him to buy guns.

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How The Texas Church Shooter Was Able To Purchase A Gun

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Martin Kaste

Devin Patrick Kelley was charged with domestic violence while serving in the Air Force. He was sentenced to confinement for a year. Authorities are now investigating whether he could legally buy a gun.

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Community Where Texas Gunman Grew Up Reeling From Church Massacre

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Mose Buchele

The Texas gunman who carried out the mass shooting during a church service is originally from a San Antonio suburb. Devin Patrick Kelly grew up in New Braunfels, Texas where residents are reeling from Sunday's events.