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Ex-officer Aaron Dean sentenced to more than 11 years in prison in the death of Atatiana Jefferson

The former Fort Worth police officer was convicted of manslaughter for shooting Jefferson through a window of her home. 
Aaron Dean arrives to the 396th District Court in Fort Worth on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas, for the first day of his trial in the murder of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean, a former Fort Worth police officer, is accused of fatally shooting Jefferson in 2019.
Aaron Dean arrives to the 396th District Court in Fort Worth on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas, for the first day of his trial in the murder of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean, a former Fort Worth police officer, is accused of fatally shooting Jefferson in 2019.
43m ago

Scott Peterson is denied a new trial in the death of his pregnant wife

Laci Peterson, 27, was eight months pregnant with their son, Conner, when she was killed in December 2002.
Scott Peterson listens during a hearing at the San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City, Calif., on Feb. 25, 2022.
Scott Peterson listens during a hearing at the San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City, Calif., on Feb. 25, 2022.
55m ago

Congress reaches deal to keep Puerto Rico's Medicaid program funded

The bill to ensure the program is funded for the next five years must be approved this week. Otherwise, more than a million Puerto Ricans stand to lose their benefits.
Demonstrators carry a Puerto Rican flag at a "United for Health" march to protest cuts to Medicare and Medicaid funding for the island in 2015.
Demonstrators carry a Puerto Rican flag at a "United for Health" march to protest cuts to Medicare and Medicaid funding for the island in 2015.
55m ago

Arctic blast to bring 'life-threatening' cold to parts of the U.S.

A strong arctic high pressure system extending from western Canada to the northern Plains is likely to bring “very cold air” across the region, the National Weather Service said.
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N.Y. bishop robbed during livestreamed service is arrested on fraud and extortion charges

In one instance, Bishop Lamor Whitehead is accused of convincing a parishioner to invest around $90,000 of her retirement savings with him, which he allegedly spent on “thousands of dollars of luxury goods and clothing," according to court documents.
Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead in New York on May 24, 2022.
Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead in New York on May 24, 2022.
3h ago

Second migrant this year dies by suicide in New York City shelter, officials say

The latest suicide comes amid overcrowding in New York City's shelters and a surge of asylum seekers crossing the border as Title 42 remains in limbo.
A bus carrying migrants arrives into the Port Authority bus station in New York City in Aug. 2022.
A bus carrying migrants arrives into the Port Authority bus station in New York City in Aug. 2022.

Inspector posing as intruder slips into Uvalde school during safety audit, superintendent says

The inspector accessed one of three schools selected for an "intruder selection audit" through a loading dock door that did not properly lock, interim Superintendent Gary Patterson said.
The memorial at Robb Elementary School on June 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
The memorial at Robb Elementary School on June 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
4h ago

Ohio teacher told principal using students' preferred pronouns violated her religion. She was forced to resign, lawsuit says

The Alliance Defending Freedom said the teacher, Vivian Geraghty, should not have been put in a position to choose “between her faith and her job.”
Jackson Memorial Middle School
Jackson Memorial Middle School

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A Texas superintendent ordered school librarians to remove LGBTQ books. Now the federal government is investigating.

The Education Department has opened what appears to be the first-of-its-kind investigation into Granbury Independent School District after it pulled library books dealing with sexuality and gender.
Image: Granbury ISD Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Glenn at a school board meeting in Texas on March 21, 2022.
Image: Granbury ISD Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Glenn at a school board meeting in Texas on March 21, 2022.
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Man who threatened to kill CDC head pleads guilty to charges

Robert Wiser Bates, 39, threatened to kill CDC Director Rochelle Walensky in voicemails left in July 2021 at the agency's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, court records said.
Rochelle Walensky Centers For Disease Control and Prevention at a press conference in Washington.
Rochelle Walensky Centers For Disease Control and Prevention at a press conference in Washington.