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Thursday

For some with disabilities, the pandemic raised fears that they couldn't get medical care they need. Now, groups are saying California's assisted suicide law also devalues their lives, and they have filed a lawsuit. Fanatic Studio / Gary Waters via Getty Images hide caption

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Disability groups claim California's assisted suicide law discriminates against them

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A bleached "bathtub ring" is visible on the banks of Lake Mead on Aug. 19, 2022. The lake's water levels continue to fall, leading to a grim pattern for local authorities: the discovery of human remains. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

New York homeowner Kevin Monahan, 65, has been charged with second-degree murder after fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis, 20. Washington County Sheriff's Office hide caption

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Monday

Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp, center, attends a WNBA basketball game between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky on May 18, 2022, in Seattle. Prosecutors in Washington state charged Kemp on Friday, April 14, 2023, with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cell phone. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Jan. 9, 2023. Zwerner said Monday, March 20, that she has had four surgeries and has gone through a challenging recovery. John C. Clark/AP hide caption

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Monday

Officials work at the scene of a derailed freight train with no hazardous materials, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Ayer, Mass. Rodrique Ngowi/AP hide caption

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Report: Railroads cut costs, prioritize speed and efficiency over safety

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Sunday

Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos have been missing for nearly 20 years. Santos has been missing since Oct. 2003, Williams since Jan. 2004. They were both last seen in the back of the same Collier County patrol car—that of former Sheriff Deputy Steven Calkins. Above, Marcia Roberts, Williams' mother, reacts to information about her son's disappearance during a press conference in 2013. William DeShazer/Naples Daily News hide caption

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Friday

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Chris Covington (left) and Carlos Gomez Perez recover from shrapnel and bullet wounds on April 27, 2004, after Iraqi insurgents attacked near Fallujah, Iraq. Just two weeks earlier, Covington and Gomez Perez helped evacuate wounded Marines and soldiers after a deadly explosion rocked a schoolhouse in Fallujah. Scott Peterson/Getty Images hide caption

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A fatal mistake: The truth behind a Marine Corps lie and broken promises

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Tuesday

Former President Donald Trump arrives at an event Tuesday evening at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., after pleading not guilty in New York to 34 felony counts. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Former Solicitor General Ted Olson (second from left) sits with Bush administration lawyers during the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Guantánamo detainees on July 11, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Tim Sloan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Onetime supporter of Guantánamo's military court now says it was 'doomed'

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Sunday

Crosses honoring fallen Marines stand at the top of Horno Ridge at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Graham Smith/NPR hide caption

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Saturday

A selection of the 1000 people who have been charged for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Getty Images and Department of Justice hide caption

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1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand

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Monday

Former President Donald Trump, pictured here speaking to guests at Iowa's Adler Theatre last week, said on social media that he'll be arrested Tuesday as part of an investigation into hush money payments. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

People walk amid the debris at the crash site of the Flight MH17 passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. Dmitry Lovetsky/AP hide caption

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An infamous Russian unit that downed a civilian plane in 2014 was active in Ukraine

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