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Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, left, and Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speak to reporters outside the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 24, 2023. Pearson and Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee Three,” reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday, Aug. 3, after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor. Photo credit: Andrew Harnik, The Associated Press

Politics

Justin Pearson and Justin Jones win back Tennessee House seats after being expelled

August 7, 2023
By Kimberlee Kruesi
The Associated Press

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In this screen grab from video, former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao appears at the scene where George Floyd died at the hands of former police officer Derek Chauvin, on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minn. Thao, who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd, was found guilty on Monday, May 1, 2023 of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Photo credit: Court TV via AP, pool

National

Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced to nearly 5 years on state charge for role in George Floyd’s death

August 7, 2023
By Steve Karnowski
The Associated Press

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LeBron James, left, poses with his son, Bronny, after Sierra Canyon beat Akron St. Vincent - St. Mary in a high school basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. Bronny James was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering a cardiac arrest during basketball practice on Monday, July 24, 2023, at the University of Southern California earlier in the week. Photo credit: Jay LaPrete, The Associated Press

National

Bronny James discharged from hospital as LeBron sends thanks and says family is ‘safe and healthy’

July 28, 2023
By Greg Beacham
The Associated Press

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This image taken from police body cam video shows a police dog attacking Jadarrius Rose, 23, of Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Circleville, Ohio. An Ohio police department has fired an officer who released his police dog on Rose -- even after state troopers told him to hold the dog back. A statement issued Wednesday, July 26, 2023, by Circleville police said Ryan Speakman “did not meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers” and that he has been “terminated from the department, effective immediately.” Photo credit: Ohio State Highway Patrol via The Associated Press

Social Justice

Ohio police officer fired after letting his police dog attack a Black surrendering motorist

July 28, 2023
By Patrick Orsagos, Bruce Shipkowski & Samantha Hendrickson
The Associated Press

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Future graduate Evan Holmes wipes his eyes after delivering a speech at the first-ever college graduation ceremony at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Suffield, Conn. The ceremony was held under a partnership established in 2021 by the University of New Haven and the Yale Prison Education Initiative. Photo credit: Jessica Hill, The Associated Press

National

Yale, University of New Haven partnership celebrates first degrees awarded to inmates

July 24, 2023
By Pat Eaton-Robb
The Associated Press

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In this Aug. 15, 1996, file photo, late rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles. Photo credit: Frank Wiese, The Associated Press

Arts & culture

Tupac Shakur’s long unsolved killing again under spotlight as Las Vegas police conduct search

July 19, 2023
By Rio Yamat, Jonathan Landram Jr. and Maria Sherman
The Associated Press

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