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U.S. population to top 320 million at start of 2015, Census reports

By Joshua Barajas

The U.S. population is expected to reach 320.09 million people on Jan. 1, 2015, a 0.73 percent increase from the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a statement Monday.

Executions, new death sentences drop to lowest numbers in decades

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death penalty group said in a new report.

Appeals court halts execution of Texas prisoner at 11th hour

By News Desk

A federal appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of a Texas inmate less than eight hours before he was to be put to death.

Austin shooter killed by police targeted government buildings, Mexican consulate

By Anna Sillers

Early this morning, a lone gunman was shot and killed in downtown Austin, Texas, after firing more than 100 shots at government buildings and attempting to set the Mexican Consulate on fire. While the motives are unclear, the white male…

Governor Perry heads to court

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is making his first court appearance on felony charges that accuse him of abusing his power when he vetoed funding for public corruption prosecutors.

Texas energy group asks court to stop fracking ban

By Associated Press

DENTON, Texas -- An energy industry group has responded quickly after voters in a North Texas city approved a ban on new permits for hydraulic fracturing, asking for an injunction to stop the measure from being enforced.

Youth reporters investigate how minimum wage, gender and social media affect politics

By Thaisi Da Silva

As Democrats and Republicans seek out the young adult vote PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs looked at issues surrounding elections in their home states, from a bill on the minimum wage in Arkansas to the role of gender and social…