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Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, testified in court on Thursday about being shot on a man’s doorstep. A judge ruled that the charges against the white homeowner could proceed. By Mitch Smith On August 31, 2023 Ralph Yarl spoke softly but firmly as he recounted the April night when he rang the wrong doorbell and…

A special legislative session devoted to public safety became a venue for bitter fights over free speech and dissent. The Republican super-majority called an end to it on Tuesday without enacting major policy changes. By Emily Cochrane On August 29, 2023 Tennessee Republicans on Tuesday ended a special session of the state legislature devoted to…

A rule regulating the firearm kits was a centerpiece of President Biden’s gun control initiative. The Supreme Court has temporarily revived it, but it has been troubled by significant challenges. By Annie Karni and Chris Cameron On August 8, 2023 The Supreme Court has revived, at least for now, the Biden administration’s regulation of “ghost…

By Julie Bosman On August 11, 2023 The News The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s ban on certain high-powered guns, including AR-15-style rifles, a major victory for supporters of gun limits in the state. Why It Matters: A sweeping law restricting firearms cleared a major challenge. The legislation, which Gov. J.B. Pritzker,…

“I just lost it. I just shot my wife,” Judge Jeffrey Ferguson of Orange County Superior Court texted his clerk and bailiff, according to court records. By Remy Tumin On August 11, 2023 A Southern California judge accused of killing his wife texted his court clerk and bailiff admitting to the killing, prosecutors said on Friday as…

Mecklenburg is the first county in the state to open an office for violence prevention, the centerpiece of a growing public health effort to combat gun violence. By Chip Brownlee On August 29, 2023 There wasn’t a blueprint in North Carolina when Tracie Campbell and her colleagues at the Mecklenburg County Department of Public Health…

On September 11, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reminds affirmative asylum applicants that, starting Sept. 13, 2023, you must bring an interpreter to your asylum interview if you are not fluent in English or wish to proceed with your interview in a language other than English. If you need an interpreter and do not…

On September 8, 2023 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending from 60 days to 18 months the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the designations of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan.  The 18-month re-registration period under the designation of:  This re-registration extension will allow TPS beneficiaries to…

By Austin Cope On September 1, 2023 As two men from Venezuela go through the shelter system and seek work, city officials and nonprofits adjust to the over 100,000 migrants who have arrived since the spring of 2022. After Tonny Tavera and Carlos Niño walked across the U.S. border into El Paso in late September…

By Camilo Montoya-Galvez On August 31, 2023 The Biden administration on Thursday sent notifications to tens of thousands of migrants across the U.S. reminding them to apply for work permits, a move taken in response to intensifying pressure from officials in New York and other cities struggling to house new arrivals. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…