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The first suspect in the Dallas police shooting was identified as Micah X. Johnson, 25, the Los Angeles Times reported. Johnson was a resident of the Dallas area who had no ties to terror groups or a criminal history. Law enforcement said he has relatives in Mesquite, Texas. Five police officers were killed late Thursday […]

DALLAS — Dr. Jeff Hood was so close to the gunfire in downtown Dallas, he held his gut thinking he might have been hit. Someone had taken aim at two police officers next to him. “Active shooter, active shooter,” he screamed to the crowd as the rally he helped organize against deadly shootings by police

  San Diego Jewish World editor’s note: Per below, Walsh subsequently tweeted: “I wasn’t calling for violence, against Obama or anyone. Obama’s words & BLM’s deeds have gotten cops killed. Time for us to defend our cops.” * Joe Walsh, a former Republican Congressman from Illinois took to Twitter after the Dallas Shootings to threaten

Dallas police are reporting that three suspects involved in the attacks on 11 police officers during a protest are now in custody, while one remains at large engaged in a gun fight with police. Two snipers fired on police from an elevated position during a protest in Dallas, Texas Thursday night, according to multiple reports.

DALLAS — At least five police officers were killed, and at least seven others shot Thursday night by two snipers in downtown Dallas near the end of a protest of officer-involved shootings in other cities, Dallas police Chief David Brown said. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings described the shooting “as our worst nightmare. (Editor’s Note: The fifth

WASHINGTON — The State Department announced late Thursday that it was launching its own internal review of Hillary Clinton’s email practices while she was the nation’s top diplomat. The department’s inspector general has already conducted an investigation that found serious lapses in Clinton’s use of a private server and email address during her tenure as

By President Barack Obama WASHINGTON, D.C. — All Americans should be deeply troubled by the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. We’ve seen such tragedies far too many times, and our hearts go out to the families and communities who’ve suffered such a painful loss. Although

House Republicans emerged from a meeting with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday reporting a positive outcome from the gathering, with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan saying it’s clear the party is committed to defeating likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Mr. Ryan said in a statement it was a “great meeting” and that

This story was originally published by New Republic and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “Shame on you. Shame!” The shout rang out from the audience as the platform committee for the Democratic National Convention voted in late June. The room in St. Louis, Missouri, was so quiet that the interruption

WASHINGTON — On second thought, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will not be attending the GOP convention this month. Rubio had been planning to attend the confab in Cleveland but now joins a long list of Republicans who seem to be calculating it’s better politics to stay away. It’s another way presumptive nominee Donald Trump is

Hillary Clinton was not put under oath and there is no transcript of her interview with the FBI, Director James Comey told Congress on Thursday. Mr. Comey said it’s still a crime if she lied to his agents – though he said he doesn’t believe that happened. Republicans have called for the FBI’s interview with