Martin Kaste
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National
San Jose passes law requiring gun owners to get liability insurance
The San Jose City Council has approved the nation's first law requiring gun owners to have liability insurance. City leaders hope it will reduce gun violence. Gun owners say they're being harassed.
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Health
New coronavirus variant in South Africa raises concern
The World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting on Friday to review the variant. While it's too soon to tell exactly how the new variant functions, virologists are rushing to learn more.
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National
There's a backlash brewing against bail reform after the parade tragedy in Waukesha
Critics of the movement to reduce cash bail cite the $1000 cash bail paid by Darrell E. Brooks, Jr., weeks before he allegedly plowed his SUV through the Waukesha Christmas parade
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National
Wisconsin Christmas parade case raises questions around bail
Detractors to bail reform and early release are using the case of Darrell Brooks as a warning. Brooks, accused of driving into a Wisconsin Christmas parade, received low bail for a previous charge.
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National
More than 17,000 deaths caused by police have been misclassified since 1980
Public health data experts have a new way to calculate the underreporting of people killed by police. Criminologists call the results "interesting" but are reserving judgment on the accuracy.
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National
The Pandemic Puts Criminal Courts Behind Schedule As Violent Crime Spikes
New York's mayor accuses courts of being slow to get back up to speed, saying they're needed to combat violent crime. Have slower courts and fewer pretrial detentions added to the spike in violence?
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National
The Man Convicted Of Killing Sen. Robert Kennedy Has Been Granted Parole
A board in California has recommended parole for Sirhan Sirhan, who was convicted of killing Sen. Robert F. Kennedy at a Los Angeles hotel in 1968. The governor will decide whether he is freed.
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National
Sirhan Sirhan Has Served 53 Years For Killing Robert F. Kennedy. Soon He May Be Free
Sirhan's sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole in 1972. On Friday, the California Board of Parole recommended parole.
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Asia
Americans Who Trained Afghan Pilots Now Fear For Pilots' Safety
American contractors who trained Afghan military pilots are now sounding the alarm about their safety under Taliban rule.
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National
Cities Are Weighing The Dangers And Benefits Of Facial Recognition
King County, Wash., banned the use of facial recognition by county agencies like law enforcement, following cities such as San Francisco. In most of the U.S., activists are finding bans a tough sell.