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Davidson: Sudden death of goalie has “far-reaching effects”

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COLUMBUS — Matiss Kivlenieks traveled to Michigan with teammate and close friend Elvis Merzlikins for the wedding of the daughter of Columbus Blue Jackets'...

End to COVID-19 hotel housing for homeless raises worries

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Everyone on the streets knows “Sir Charles," the skinny guy with the saxophone, sunglasses, felt hat and megawatt smile. At...

Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids

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Associated Press — Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their...

Longest serving death row inmate in US resentenced to life

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HOUSTON — The longest serving death row inmate in the U.S. was resentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after prosecutors in Texas concluded...

Videos show detail of death of inmate at South Carolina jail

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — In newly released video of the January death of a South Carolina inmate with mental health issues, deputies are seen repeatedly...

Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police

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WASHINGTON — When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a...

Biden faces long odds in push for more state ‘red flag’ laws

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he tries to revive a push for more state laws that would...

With new aid, schools seek solutions to problems new and old

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With a massive infusion of federal aid coming their way, schools across the U.S. are weighing how to use the windfall to ease the...

Amid outcry, states push mental health training for police

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The officer who Cassandra Quinto-Collins says kneeled on her son's neck for over four minutes assured her it was standard protocol for sedating a...

Maryland police shoot, kill man while responding to call

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PASADENA, Md. — A Maryland police officer shot and killed a man while responding to a call for a welfare check from a mental...