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A weekend of violent protests: Breaking down the police killing of Anthony Lamar Smith in St. Louis

Protests entered a fourth day Monday in St. Louis after a white former police officer there was found not guilty in the 2011 killing of a black suspect.

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Chicago buyback gun turns up at scene of police involved shooting years later

The Chicago Police Department is trying to figure out how a gun turned in at a buyback event in 2004 ended up at a suburban crime scene years later.

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Survey: Fewer police officers fire their service weapons than Americans think

Many Americans believe it’s rather common for police officers to fire their service weapons, but reality paints a different picture, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

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Army vet will become seventh living Medal of Honor recipient for actions in Iraq, Afghanistan (VIDEO)

Former Army Sgt. Kyle. J. White, 27, will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan. White was taking part in a meeting with village elders in Aranas when he, along with the rest of his 14-man team of U.S. soldiers and attachment of Afghan National Army soldiers, […]

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