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A protester confronts police in front of the Brooklyn Center Police station on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn.

Police: Minnesota Officer Meant To Draw Taser, Not Handgun

The police chief in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop says he believes the officer who fired intended to use a Taser, not a handgun.

Medical staff administer COVID-19 swab tests at the drive-through Aquatica San Diego testing location, Dec. 8, 2020.

San Diego Officials Report 229 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 More Pandemic Deaths

Public health officials in San Diego County have reported 229 new COVID-19 cases and eight more local deaths from the disease, increasing the region's cumulative totals to 273,286 infections and 3,621 fatalities.

A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination super station at Grossmont Center in La Mesa, Calif. Feb. 2, 2021.

San Diego Officials Report 361 New COVID Cases, 13 More Pandemic Deaths

The county also reported a total of 652,257 people in the San Diego area — or 24.3% — are fully vaccinated.

President Biden looks on after speaking during an event about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 8.

Biden Wants New Ban On Assault-Style Weapons. What Lessons Were Learned From The '90s?

Advocates face steep odds getting a new ban through Congress. If they can succeed, they hope to avoid a repeat of past mistakes that left the original law open to loopholes.

U.S. Capitol Police officers and members of the National Guard keep watch at the Constitution Avenue entrance to the East Plaza of the Capitol where an officer was killed when a man rammed a car into the barricade on April 2. The debate about whether there should be permanent fencing will be front and center when lawmakers return next week.

Recent Attacks On The Capitol Have Reignited Debate Over Security And Fencing

Lawmakers worked in their districts over the last two weeks but the Capitol was marred by another deadly attack on April 2, reigniting the debate over security and the need for fencing on the campus.

A sign advising of the store's COVID-19 prevention policies sits outside Target in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego County. Jan. 26, 2021.

San Diego Officials Report 202 New COVID Cases, Eight More Pandemic Deaths

Public health officials in San Diego County reported 202 new COVID-19 cases and eight more local deaths from the disease Friday.

In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the 4th Women's March in Los Angeles.

Caitlyn Jenner Considers Run For California Governor

Caitlyn Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Her next step could be candidate for California governor.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signs a bill on Friday limiting the use of no-knock warrants statewide. The governor was surrounded by members of Breonna Taylor's family including her mother, Tamika Palmer (standing behind Beshear at left).

Kentucky Law Limits Use Of No-Knock Warrants, A Year After Breonna Taylor's Killing

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed the partial ban on no-knock warrants at a ceremony on Friday as members of Taylor's family looked on.

Boeing said Friday that some of its 737 MAX planes may have an electrical problem, leading airlines to ground dozens of the jets. An American Airlines flight on a Boeing 737 MAX is seen here in December.

Boeing Warns Of Possible Electrical Issue, And Airlines Ground Some 737 Max Planes

The airplane manufacturer says the issue is not related to the software system that has been blamed in the fatal crashes that killed 346 people.

A man holds “One Tragedy, Two Victims” sign at the Feb. 20, 2016 protest in support of Peter Liang at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, N.Y.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Down A Dark Stairwell

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