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Details: Written by COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press; Published: 15 August 2015

From New York to Seattle it's difficult to find a affordable place to rent

Details: Written by Jim Salter, Jim Suhr, Associated Press; Published: 10 August 2015

A member of the St. Louis County Police Department takes cover at a protest in Ferguson, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson began with a march in his honor and ended with a protest that was interrupted by gunfire. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

A protest for the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was marred by a police-involved shooting

Details: Written by Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2015

A police officer in suburban Dallas shot and killed Christian Taylor. a Angelo State University football player during a struggle after the unarmed 19-year-old crashed a car through the front window of a car dealership, authorities said Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Officers were responding to a burglary call in Arlington when they discovered someone had driven a vehicle through a front window of the Classic Buick GMC, according to a statement from the Arlington Police Department. The statement said police approached the suspect and a struggle ensued. At some point during the struggle, an officer shot Taylor. (Angelo State University via AP)

After crashing his car through a window Christian Taylor was shot by police

Details: Written by Jill Colvin, Bill Barrow, Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2015

Donald Trump

Conservative host bans Trump after his complaints about Megyn Kelly "violate standards of decency "

Details: Written by David A. Lieb, Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2015

Most proposed laws to limit use of deadly force have stalled or failed

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 August 2015

Terry Wood, new chairman of the Urban League of Greater Dallas and North Central Texas. (PHOTO CREDIT ULGD)

National organization was concerned about 'management and organizational governance'

Details: Written by Sergio Bustos, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press; Published: 01 August 2015

Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Hillary Cinton, Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders court Black voters

Details: Written by Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press; Published: 01 August 2015

...and 90 percent of the cash is for Republicans

Details: Written by Lisa Cornwell, Associated Press; Published: 29 July 2015

Anthony Lattimore holds a sign and waves to motorists outside the office of Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters' office during a protest demanding release of video showing the shooting death of Samuel Dubose by a University of Cincinnati police officer, Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Cincinnati. Deters has said he won't release the video until the investigation into Sunday's shooting is complete. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Officer Ray Tensing has been indicted on a murder charge for the death of Samuel DuBose

Details: Written by Thomas Beaumont, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press; Published: 27 July 2015

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