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California governor approves bill to help immigrant crime victims

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill designed to help undocumented immigrants who are victims of violent crime, by introducing time limits on law enforcement’s response to their U.S. visa applications in an attempt to standardize police forces’ uneven treatment of applicants. The federal government grants visas to undocumented immigrants who help law enforcement try to catch criminals. The so-called U visa allows the recipient to live and work in

In familiar ritual, Obama consoles families from Oregon mass shooting

President Barack Obama, in a ritual that has become both familiar and frustrating to him, traveled to Oregon on Friday to console families of the victims of a community college shooting that once again sparked a push for U.S. gun reform. The president, a Democrat who tried but failed to tighten firearms laws after previous mass shootings, arrived in a community where support for gun rights remains strong despite the

Bernie Sanders outraises every Republican candidate

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Obama says 'it's about the families' after Oregon meeting

President Barack Obama, faced with protests over his meeting Friday with victims of an Oregon shooting, held to his view that something must be done about deadly gun crimes. But given the freshness of the week-old tragedy, he said, “Today, it’s about the families.”

NLDS Game 1: Mets win as Jacob deGrom bests Clayton Kershaw in K duel

Baltimore history buffs raise Edgar Allan Poe tradition from the dead

The Maryland Historical Society is resurrecting the tradition of the “Poe Toaster,” a shadowy figure who would sneak to Edgar Allan Poe’s gravesite for a mysterious tribute.

Benghazi committee releases more Clinton emails

The emails raise new questions about her handling of classified information.