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Police: Aurora attacker shouldn't have owned gun

The man who opened fire and killed five co-workers at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant took a gun he wasn't allowed to have to a job he must have known he was about to lose.

Nation Vatican defrocks former U.S. cardinal over sex abuse
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been found guilty by the Vatican of sex abuse and defrocked, as calls rose Saturday for Pope Francis to reveal what he knew about the once-powerful American prelate's apparently decades-long predatory sexual behavior.
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Nation Oakland teachers announce strike over pay, class sizes
The union representing the 3,000 teachers announced the walkout Saturday, making it the latest in a wave of educator activism that has swept the U.S. since last spring.
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Celebrities Cops release men questioned in Jussie Smollett case
CHICAGO — Chicago police released without charges two Nigerian brothers arrested on suspicion of assaulting ...
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Nation 13 quotes that stood out in Trump's State of the Union
Here are 13 quotes that stood out from President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address.
2/6/19
Nation Climate change means more floods, great and localized
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When he took the job 15 years ago, Horry County Emergency Manager ...
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World Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism; Pence resists
MUNICH — German Chancellor Angela Merkel robustly defended European nations' decision to stand by the ...
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Nation Illinois employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers
At least one person was killed and four police officers wounded when a shooter opened fire at an industrial park in Aurora, Illinois, officials said Friday.
2/15/19
Nation Fact check: Trump's State of the Union claims
President Trump laced his speech with puffed-up numbers and partial truths Tuesday as he hailed an "economic miracle," warned of human traffickers flooding across the border and appeared to place Afghanistan in the Middle East instead of where it is, Asia.
2/6/19
Nation Trump declares national border emergency
President Trump declared a national emergency on the border with Mexico to tap federal funds after Congress denied his full request for a wall, spurring a political and legal confrontation.
2/15/19
Nation Supreme Court to rule on census citizenship question
The justices agreed to a speedy review of a lower court ruling that has so far blocked the Trump administration from adding the citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950.
2/15/19
World India warns of 'crushing response' to Kashmir attack
Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed the blame for Thursday's bombing squarely on neighboring Pakistan, which India accuses of supporting rebels in Kashmir.
2/15/19
Dan Janison Janison: Senate Democrats crowd the 2020 arena
The legislative caucus headed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has spawned no fewer than seven likely presidential candidates -- so far.
2/15/19