A group of 21 Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars has published a commentary (Kowal et al.) suggesting that Alpaslan-Roodenberg et al. do not sufficiently consider the interests of Indigenous communities.
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Human remains recovered from the Atlantic Ocean more than two decades ago have been identified as a Las Vegas man, officials said.
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Authorities have positively identified the remains of an Army Air Forces pilot from Ohio who died when his plane was shot down over Germany during World War II, the Defense Department announced Thursday.
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California’s red flag law (GVROs) went into effect 7 years ago. Since then, GVROs have been credited with deterring at least 58 potential mass shootings and other types of gun violence in California.
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With the help of the DNA Doe Project, Intermountain Forensics, Astrea Forensics, and the DNA Diagnostics Center, the Michigan State Police have identified the remains of a woman who washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline as Dorothy Lynn (Thyng) Ricker.
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Serial killer John Getreu pleaded guilty Tuesday to the murder of Leslie Perlov, a Stanford Law librarian, in 1973.
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Vaporization? Exotic ice? Light creation? These are all possible results when Bryan Schmidt fires an 18-millimeter-diameter projectile against a wall of water at 9,000 miles per hour this summer.
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Legislation expanding rights for survivors of crimes of sexual violence throughout the nation has become law as a part of Congress’ annual defense funding package.
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There is now supportive evidence that child-access-prevention laws reduce firearm homicides and self-injuries among youth, and that shall-issue concealed-carry laws and stand-your-ground laws increase levels of firearm violence, according to a new RAND Corporation report.
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The DNA Doe Project and the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cold Case Team have identified a homicide victim found in 1973 as Vietnam War veteran Daniel C. Garza-Gonzales.
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