Crime, Law and Justice

February 26, 2018 1:32 PM

Man gets life for killing Minneapolis woman as he targeted rival

Joshua Ezeka killed Birdell Beeks in May 2016 as the 58-year-old woman sat in her minivan and Ezeka sprayed a north Minneapolis intersection with bullets aimed at a rival gang member.

by Jon Collins

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February 26, 2018 1:10 PM

Lawyer defends deputy who didn't stop shooter

The very first responder to a Florida high school shooting that killed 17 people said Monday he never entered the building to confront the suspect because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside.

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February 26, 2018 10:31 AM

Supreme Court could gut public-sector unions

Conservative justices seem poised to overrule a 40-year-old decision that allowed states to compel payment of union fees.

by Nina Totenberg

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February 26, 2018 6:53 AM

More than $25,000 raised for student who prompted Orono lockdown

A GoFundMe page set up for the student, described as having autism, says he did not mean the threat and didn't have the means to carry it out.

by Tim Nelson

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February 24, 2018 2:14 PM

NRA, Florida face backlash after latest school shooting

A growing number of large companies have announced they are cutting or reducing ties with the NRA. The State of Florida was also facing a potential boycott and backlash as well.

by Associated Press

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February 23, 2018 6:49 PM

Caller told FBI Florida shooting suspect 'going to explode'

The Associated Press on Friday obtained a transcript of the Jan. 5 tip to the FBI's call center. The FBI acknowledged it failed to investigate the tip about 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz.

by The Associated Press

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February 23, 2018 4:39 PM

Minnesota schools say they're taking all threats seriously

A flurry of threats against schools have confronted Minnesota administrators in the days following the mass shooting that killed 17 people at a Parkland, Florida, high school.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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February 23, 2018 3:20 PM

White House locked down after vehicle strikes barrier

The U.S. Secret Service tweets that the vehicle "did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex." No shots were fired during the incident, the Secret Service says.

by The Associated Press

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February 23, 2018 1:38 PM

Second judge says Trump can't keep stalling clean-air rules

U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California ordered the Interior Department to reinstate the Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions.