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WATCH: California won’t charge officers who killed Stephon Clark

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

Attorney General Xavier Becerra's announcement follows the Sacramento district attorney's finding this weekend that the two officers broke no laws when they shot 22-year-old Stephon Clark.

U.S. budget deficit up 77 percent so far this budget year

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The higher deficit reflected greater spending in areas such as Social Security, defense and interest payments on the national debt. Meanwhile, the government collected lower taxes from individuals and corporations, reflecting the impact of the $1.5 trillion tax cut President…

FDA chief Scott Gottlieb is stepping down

By Associated Press

Gottlieb is stepping down after nearly two years leading the agency's response to a host of public health challenges, including the opioid epidemic, rising drug prices and underage vaping.

Counterterror police examine explosive devices found in London

By Gregory Katz, Associated Press

Three small explosive devices in plastic mailing bags arrived at offices for two London airports and at a train station Tuesday.

Pritzker Prize awarded to Arata Isozaki, architect whose designs blend East and West

By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

Isozaki, 87, was one of the first Japanese architects to build outside the country, and has been praised over his five-decade career for making a statement that transcends national boundaries through buildings that are simple in design, but also appear…

Trump’s family-planning rule challenged in lawsuit

By David Crary, Associated Press

The new rule, announced last week by the Department of Health and Human Services, would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federal Title X program from making abortion referrals — a provision that critics denounce as a "gag rule."…

Why the Kashmir conflict is not just an India-Pakistan border dispute

By Chitralekha Zutshi, The Conversation

Kashmir is a multi-ethnic region with several internal subregions, whose inhabitants have distinct political goals.

WATCH: Teen shares why he defied mother’s anti-vaccination ideas

By Joshua Barajas

An Ohio teen who said he went his entire life without numerous vaccines testified before Congress on the dangers of misinformation and ideas that fuel the anti-vaxxer movement and put many young people at risk.

Tallying the dead, Alabama officials identify 7 tornado victims in one family

By Kim Chandler, Jeff Martin, Associated Press

The tornado was an EF4 packing winds estimated at 170 mph and chewed a path of destruction up to nine-tenths of a mile wide in Alabama for nearly 27 miles, the National Weather Service said.