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N.J. officials say EPA is helping to test for lead in Newark's water

By David Porter, Associated Press

New Jersey authorities said Wednesday they're working with federal officials to determine how widespread lead in Newark's drinking water might be, as the city handed out bottled water to residents for the third day in a row.

How 2020 could shape the conversation on race in the U.S.

By Gretchen Frazee

In his reelection bid, President Donald Trump has revived themes of race and ethnicity as one of his campaign talking points. Americans must now decide how to respond.

Texas governor forms new anti-terrorism unit after El Paso attack

By Associated Press

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is adding manpower to gang investigations surrounding white nationalist groups in the wake of the El Paso shooting that left 22 people dead.

Gunman wounds 6 Philadelphia police officers, standoff continues

By Christina Paciolla, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

Around 9:30 p.m., police said, a SWAT team freed the two other officers who had been trapped inside, along with three people identified as prisoners, but the gunman remained barricaded.

WATCH: 2019 Hutchins Forum 'Divided We Stand: Can We Overcome?'

By Vanessa Dennis

Join us here for a live stream of the event at 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday.

WATCH: Lawsuit filed against Archdiocese of New York over church sex abuse

By David Klepper, Associated Press

A flurry of sex abuse lawsuits were filed Wednesday in New York as the state began accepting cases that had been blocked by an old statute of limitations.

Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users' audio clips

By Mae Anderson, Rachel Lerman, Associated Press

Companies say the practice helps improve their services. But users aren't typically aware that humans and not just computers are reviewing audio.

Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life for Iraq shootings

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

Prosecutors charged that Nicholas Slatten was the first to fire shots in the September 2007 massacre of Iraqi civilians at a crowded traffic circle in Baghdad.

How monarch butterflies could be harmed by Trump's endangered species rules

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The Trump administration's decision to consider costs when protecting endangered species could hurt monarchs, which compete for habitat with soybean and corn farmers.