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Police officers in military-style equipement along W. Florissant Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

Obama places tighter controls on military-style equipment for police

By The Associated Press / May 18, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments and putting stricter controls on other weapons and gear distributed to law enforcement. The surprise announcement comes after the White House suggested last year that Obama would maintain programs that provide the type of military-style equipment used to respond to demonstrators last summer in Ferguson, Missouri, because of their broader contribution to public safety.

A McLennan County deputy stands guard near a group of bikers in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Waco, Texas. Photo by The Associated Press
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The Latest on Waco gang shootings: 192 bikers face charges

By The Associated Press / May 18, 2015

More than 190 people have been arrested and a restaurant has been closed after a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs left nine bikers dead. Waco police on Monday announced the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission closed Twin Peaks for a week amid safety concerns. Police say the deadly gunfire broke out Sunday following a dispute in a bathroom that moved into the parking lot.

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Taylor Swift wins 8 at Billboard Awards, Kanye gets booed

By The Associated Press / May 17, 2015

LAS VEGAS — Taylor Swift dominated the Billboard Music Awards with eight wins, including top artist, while Kanye West was booed during his performance that closed the three-hour event. Swift also won top Billboard 200 album and top female artist Sunday night. "Oh, this is such a good night," she said after winning the top prize, besting One Direction, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran.

One suspected Boston Marathon bomber was killed early Friday morning, April 19, 2013, and police are hunting the other in Watertown, Massachussetts, after the suspects killed an MIT police officer and wounded a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer in a wild chase that involved explosives and gunfire, authorities said. The FBI has identified the surviving bomb suspect as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old who had been living in Cambridge, just outside Boston, and said he "may be armed and dangerous." (FBI/MCT)
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Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to death

By The Associated Press / May 15, 2015

BOSTON (AP) — A jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death Friday for the Boston Marathon bombing, sweeping aside pleas that he was just a "kid" who fell under the influence of his fanatical older brother. Tsarnaev, 21, stood with his hands folded upon learning his fate, decided after 14 hours of deliberations over three days in the nation's most closely watched terrorism trial since the Oklahoma City bombing case two decades ago. The decision sets the stage for what could be the nation's first execution of a terrorist in the post-9/11 era, though the case is likely to go through years of appeals.

Afghan police stand guard outside Park Palace guesthouse Thursday, May 14, 2015 after being attacked by gunmen in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gunmen stormed the guesthouse as it hosted a party for foreigners, and authorities said five people, including an American, were killed during an hourslong siege that ended early Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)
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9 foreigners among 14 killed in Taliban attack in Kabul

By The Associated Press / May 14, 2015

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president on Thursday condemned the Taliban attack on a Kabulguesthouse the previous night that killed 14 people, including nine foreigners, and said the brutal slayings will not undermine his government's efforts to achieve peace and stability. Wednesday's attack was the most audacious assault by the insurgents in the Afghan capital since the start of their spring offensive.

David Letterman makes jokes before he speaks with Rachel Maddow. DN PHOTO BOBBY ELLIS
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David Letterman talks retirement

By The Associated Press / May 14, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — You don't think of David Letterman as a stop-and-smell-the-flowers type, but here he is, at a major turning point yet savoring his chocolate milkshake. Perched on a stool in a fast-food restaurant beside the Ed Sullivan Theater, where he has hosted "Late Show" for two decades but will do so only a bit longer, Dave unwinds from that day's taping while, more than once, he comments on his shake's deliciousness. He also thinks today's show was excellent, a surprising appraisal from this famously self-critical star.

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