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Police officer in 'critical but stable' condition after shooting in Waseca

Police officer in 'critical but stable' condition after shooting in Waseca

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the officer and a suspect were taken to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale for treatment. The suspect is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
by Marianne Combs and Hannah Yang

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A 3-decade-long water dispute heads to the Supreme Court

A 3-decade-long water dispute heads to the Supreme Court

Georgia and Florida have been waging a decades-long legal battle over water resources. It's a problem likely to intensify in other areas as the climate warms.
by Debbie Elliott and Greg Allen

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'An incredibly powerful tool,’ DNA database, turns 30

'An incredibly powerful tool,’ DNA database, turns 30

The FBI's Combined DNA Index System — or CODIS — is a database that has been used to catch the guilty and clear the innocent for decades.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Mississippi district attorney leaves murder case after multiple trials

Mississippi district attorney leaves murder case after multiple trials

District Attorney Doug Evans filed a court order Monday recusing himself and asking the Mississippi attorney general's office to decide whether to try Curtis Flowers again in the death penalty case. On Dec. 16, Flowers was released from custody for the first time in 22 years after a judge granted a request for bail.
by The Associated Press

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Unique sex-abuse suit filed against Boy Scouts in U.S. capital

Unique sex-abuse suit filed against Boy Scouts in U.S. capital

The lawsuit seeks to establish Washington as a venue for men across the U.S. to sue the Scouts for allegedly failing to protect them from long-ago sexual abuse by scout leaders. The eight plaintiffs live in states where statute of limitations laws would prevent them from suing the BSA based on claims of long-ago abuse.
by The Associated Press

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Harvey Weinstein is charged with sexual assault in Los Angeles, as N.Y. trial begins

Harvey Weinstein is charged with sexual assault in Los Angeles, as N.Y. trial begins

In one incident, Weinstein allegedly went to a hotel and raped a woman after pushing his way into her room. The second alleged assault took place the next evening in a hotel in Beverly Hills.
by Ina Jaffe and Vanessa Romo

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A teen charged in Walmart fire; store remains closed

Prosecutors in McLeod County charged a 13-year-old boy with arson in juvenile court on Monday in connection with a fire at a central Minnesota Walmart store. The store will remain closed until further notice, according to Walmart.
by Matt Sepic

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Harvey Weinstein heads to trial for sex crimes in a #MeToo landmark

Harvey Weinstein heads to trial for sex crimes in a #MeToo landmark

It's the first criminal trial for Weinstein, whose alleged misconduct helped set off a movement. Now, the former producer faces five charges that may land him a long prison sentence in New York.
by Colin Dwyer and Rose Friedman

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Aftermath of 2 St. Paul shootings: 2 dead, many lives shattered

Aftermath of 2 St. Paul shootings: 2 dead, many lives shattered

Thirty-one people died in St. Paul homicides in 2019. As city officials struggle to stem that violence in 2020, interviews with family members of two men shot and killed reveal the damage done extends far beyond the bullets.
by Martin Moylan and Elizabeth Shockman

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