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FBI: Violent crime, murder, on the rise for the second straight year

by Brian Seay

According to the FBI’s annual crime report, violent crime is on the rise - and as more murders are committed, guns are increasingly the weapon of choice.

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ATF: We will stay in hurricane impacted regions until “things are stabilized”

by Christen Smith

Government agencies entrenched in recovery efforts said Thursday agents will remain in these regions "until things are stabilized."

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ACLU sues for records on deadly Yemen raid

by Brian Seay

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday seeking the immediate release of records related to a deadly raid in Yemen earlier this year.

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Sessions and Emanuel meet to talk about how feds can help Chicago violence

by Brian Seay

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions Monday, after weeks of President Donald Trump’s tough talk claiming he’ll “send in the Feds” to fix Chicago’s violence problem.

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Survey: Most officers believe high-profile police-involved shootings make their jobs harder

by Brian Seay

A survey of police officers in America found that 86 percent of them believe high-profile incidents involving officers and black people make police work harder, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday.

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