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Details: Written by ERRIN HAINES WHACK, Associated Press; Published: 31 May 2016

Philadelphia police Officer Eric Tyler poses for a photograph, Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Philadelphia. Tyler was recognized for using a stun gun instead of a real gun on a suspect who threatened to shoot his colleague in February. Tyler, who has never shot anyone in his 12-year career, said he considered using deadly force but made a split-second decision not to. More than 40 Philadelphia officers have received awards since December for defusing conflicts without shooting, clubbing or otherwise using maximum force against anyone. The awards reflect an increasing emphasis on “de-escalation” in police work. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

More than 40 Philadelphia officers have received awards since December for defusing conflicts without shooting, clubbing or using maximum force

Details: Written by BILL BARROW, SERGIO BUSTOS, Associated Press; Published: 29 May 2016

Florida will be test of Trump's ability to gain new voters

Details: Written by ABDUL SATTAR, Associated Press; Published: 29 May 2016

Father of four Mohammed Azam was "an innocent man"

Details: Written by Jesse J. Holland AP Political writer; Published: 28 May 2016

Violence and hate speech has become the Trump campaign's signature

Details: Written by COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press; Published: 26 May 2016

In this April 12, 2016 photo, Jennifer Dumas looks out the window with her daughter, Codylynn, inside her room at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, in Bedford Hills, N.Y. Bedford Hills has one of only eight working prison nurseries where women live with their babies, out of more than 100 women's prisons around the country. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Only a handful of U.S. prisons allow mothers to care for their children while they are serving time

Details: Written by Miesha Miller, Howard University News Service; Published: 25 May 2016

Washington DC weed festival

Howard University News Service reporter Miesha Miller covers the first ever weed festival for Washington DC

Details: Written by MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press; Published: 25 May 2016

This undated photo made available by the Georgia Department of Corrections, shows Timothy Tyrone Foster. The Supreme Court has thrown out a death sentence handed to Foster because prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury that convicted Foster of killing a white woman. The justices ruled 7-1 Monday, May 23, 2016. The outcome probably will enable Foster to win a new trial, 29 years after he was sentence to death. (Georgia Department of Corrections via AP)

The Supreme Court upended the conviction and death sentence ofTimothy Tyrone Foster because prosecutors excluded African-Americans from the all-white jury

Details: Written by MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press; Published: 24 May 2016

Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse after a preliminary hearing, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charges after the hearing. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)

On Tuesday, a judge ordered the 78-year-old Cosby to stand trial on sexual assault charges

Details: Written by Juliet Linderman, Associated Press; Published: 23 May 2016

Officer Edward Nero, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, leaves a courthouse after being acquitted of all charges in his trial in Baltimore, Monday, May 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The judge concluded Officer Edward Nero played little role in the arrest and wasn't responsible for the failure by police to buckle Gray in