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The Coast Guard says it didn't have enough evidence initially to act on oil spill off California

By Brian Melley, Matthew Brown, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Rear Admiral Brian Penoyer told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Coast Guard was alerted Friday night by a “good Samaritan” that there was a sheen on the water.

The number of civilians killed by the police has been greatly undercounted in official stats for decades

By Moshen Naghavi, Eve Wool, Fablina Sharara, The Conversation

Research found that police officers killed more than 30,000 people from 1980 to 2018 – 17,000 more than official federal data suggests.

Arizona can't use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury Department said the grant programs are "not a permissible use" of the funding.

Extreme weather doesn't usually motivate Americans to move. Here's why

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

For many, the question is not as simple as choosing to pack up and move away from a place to escape the threat of extreme weather, or the devastation left in its wake, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Dr. Francis Collins, who led fight against cancer and COVID, steps down as NIH head

By Dino Hazell, Associated Press

Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health for 12 years, said Tuesday he is stepping down, capping a career in which he directed crucial research into the human genome and the fight against serious diseases like…

Detroit posthumously honors Aretha Franklin with post office naming

By Mike Householder, Associated Press

Aretha Franklin was given a bit of posthumous R-E-S-P-E-C-T on Monday when a post office in her hometown of Detroit was named after the late singer.

WATCH: 'Choices being made inside Facebook are disastrous,' whistleblower says

By News Desk

Frances Haugen, a former data scientist for Facebook, testified to Congress on Oct. 5 about the tech giant’s negligence of acknowledging its societal harms, particularly to children.

WATCH LIVE: Senate committee explores update to mining regulations on federal lands

By News Desk

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET.

WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee discusses renewing Violence Against Women Act

By News Desk

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to discuss renewing the Violence Against Women Act on Tuesday.

Trial against pharmacy chains' opioid sales begins

By Mark Gillispie, Associated Press

Jurors have heard opening statements in a federal court trial to determine whether retail pharmacy chains created a public nuisance in how they dispensed addictive painkillers in two Ohio counties.