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Details: Written by ERIC TUCKER and KEN THOMAS, The Associated Press; Published: 03 July 2016

Clinton's use of a private email server raised security issues

Details: Written by ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press; Published: 02 July 2016

Three girls and boy all under 5 are found dead; boy, 7, escaped

Details: Written by DEB RIECHMANN and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, Associated Press; Published: 01 July 2016

A Predator drone; sometimes used in targeted killings. Photo by U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt, Public Domain.

President Barack Obama will disclose the number of civilians killed in U.S. military and CIA drone strikes since he took office

Details: Written by Victoria Jones NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow, The Washington Informer; Published: 30 June 2016

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a civil rights advocacy group and political lobbying organization for the LGBTQ community, posted photos of victims of the Orlando shooting in its national office. Photo courtesy of the Washington Informer.

‘We Are Orlando’ campaign shows the faces of shooting victims

Details: Written by MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press; Published: 29 June 2016

In this June 23, 2016 file photo, a mural depicting Freddie Gray is seen past blighted row homes in Baltimore, Thursday, June 23, 2016, at the intersection where Gray was arrested. Gray later died in police custody. An Associated Press review of court records nationwide shows that the attorneys who represent cities are sometimes weak links in the systems meant to hold police accountable for wrongdoing. The review found that lawyers deliberately hid important facts, delayed their disclosure or otherwise sought to subvert evidence in civil cases. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Judges nationwide have chided city attorneys who have hidden evidence of police misconduct

Details: Written by GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press; Published: 29 June 2016

Dark and ‘gray’ money spending is rising faster in state elections than it is in federal races

Details: Written by SAM HANANEL, Associated Press; Published: 27 June 2016

In a Wednesday, April 27, 2016 file photo, former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the corruption case of McDonnell. A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday, June 27, 2016, has overturned the corruption conviction of McDonnell in a ruling that makes it harder to prosecute elected officials accused of bribery. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday overturned the bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell