According to a survey of nearly 3,000 gun owners, 40% reported having at least one firearm in their home that was not locked up. The presence of children in the home did not make a difference.
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A newly-passed U.S. law establishes a practice known as “banning the box” as federal policy for hundreds of thousands of public and private jobs.
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The Michigan State Police is aggressively investigating potential fraud committed by contract employees of Datamaster vendor, Intoximeters, and also moving to take all 203 Datamaster DMT evidential breath alcohol testing instruments out of service until MSP can inspect and verify each instrument to ensure it is properly calibrated.
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In a speech on Monday discussing the criminal investigation into the December 2019 shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Station that saw three U.S. Navy sailors killed and eight others injured, Attorney General William Barr blasted Apple for not providing help in gaining access to the perpetrator’s phones.
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New research has found that two factors—an outdoor location and the presence of a weapon—have a significant bearing on the verdict of juries in cases of child stranger rape.
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Marijuana use among college students has been trending upward for years, but in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, use has jumped even higher.
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Due to an extensive family tree, the Grundy County Coroner’s Office and DNA Doe Project are requesting the public’s assistance in helping to finally identify Jane Seneca Doe.
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Oregon, which was once among the hardest states for inmates to secure post-conviction DNA testing, has passed a new statute easing the limitations, effective the first day of 2020.
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An unidentified female found murdered in Brooks County in 1981 has been identified as Shirlene “Cheryl” Ann Hammack.
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New research has found a simple, structured conversation in the days leading up to a prisoner being released could dramatically turn their attitude and sense of belonging around.
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