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12 cities to receive Justice Department aid to fight crime

By Associated Press

BETHESDA, Md. — The Justice Department will help 12 U.S. cities develop long-term strategies to decrease violent crime, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday.

Poll: Few favor Trump move to ditch Paris accord

By Michael Biesecker and Emily Swanson, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Less than one-third of Americans support President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a new poll shows.

Syria brings new urgency to easing tensions between U.S. and Russia

By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

As Syria's complex war ramps up, the Trump administration is scrambling to tamp down tensions and avoid open hostilities with the Russians.

Police say 17-year-old girl killed after suspected road-rage incident near mosque

By Synclaire Cruel

Several teenagers, including Hassanen, were walking from an IHOP restaurant when a man in a car confronted them, according to police. The teens ran to the nearby All Dulles Area Muslim Society mosque, but Hassanen was separated from the group.

Fewer people have died from mass shootings in 2017, but that's only part of the story

By Laura Santhanam

By mid-June, there were 196 shooting incidents with least four people wounded or killed. That's up from 182 incidents over the same period last year.

What federal emergency fund cuts could mean for states dealing with disasters

By Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline

As the country faces an increasing number of billion-dollar disasters, federal officials are considering scaling back that spending, aiming to save taxpayer money and encourage states to prepare for disasters with their own resources.

Justices say law on offensive trademarks is unconstitutional

By Sam Hananel, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks in a ruling that is expected to help the Washington Redskins in their legal fight over the team name. The justices ruled that…

Supreme Court could decide if gerrymandering can be too political

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices could say as early as Monday whether they will intervene.

At first meeting of Trump's opioid commission, health advocates plead for Medicaid spending

By Lev Facher, STAT

Health advocates on Friday used the first meeting of President Trump’s commission on the opioid crisis to criticize a bill that would slash future Medicaid spending and deregulate the health insurance market, arguing that the legislation would undermine whatever progress…

Trump attorney says president not under investigation

By Catherine Lucey and Hope Yen, Associated Press

A member of the president's outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under federal investigation, days after Trump appeared to confirm he was.