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Man with a gun and knife is fatally shot by security at Nashville federal courthouse, police sayThe man in his 40s was killed after he tried to fire his gun but failed and then pulled out a knife.

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Justice federal courthouse shooting

Richmond approves new surveillance camera contract, delays ALPR decisionCity lawmakers select new vendor in move away from Flock

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Security richmond surveillance contract decision

The Waffle House Index helps Southerners - and FEMA - gauge a storm’s severityWhat might sound like silly logic has become one of the most reliable ways for Southerners — and even federal officials — to gauge a storm’s severity and identify communities most in need of immediate aid.

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Justice hurricane response

Private prison company sues California over civil rights law for immigrant detaineesA private prison company is challenging a new California law requiring detention centers to provide medical care, privacy and other civil rights to people detained by federal immigration authorities.

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Government S 942 california immigration law challenge

DHS denies ICE arrested man at California college in potential unprecedented actionThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security is disputing that federal immigration agents arrested a man on a California community college campus, contradicting college officials who maintain that the enforcement occurred on school property.

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Justice ice campus arrest dispute

Kimberly Guilfoyle, broke after split from Trump Jr, begged donor for cash: reportA bombshell new report says the former San Francisco prosecutor needed to pay down her $100,000 credit card bill ahead of her 2025 confirmation hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece.

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Government ambassador confirmation hearing

Federal wildlife officers killed 28,000 animals in California in 2025, data showsThe data release came days after Gov. Newsom signed a bill re-establishing the state’s long-dormant program aimed at limiting human-wildlife conflict.

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Planet wildlife management update

The California colleges where popular majors deliver top payNew federal-data analysis maps the earnings—and trade-offs—behind the state’s most popular majors.

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