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Two people embrace near the blocked-off crime scene in Alexandria, Va., where a congressman and several others were wounded in a shooting during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday. The suspected gunman has died, officials say.

Wounded Congressman In Critical Condition, Will Require Additional Surgery

A hospital statement says Rep. Steve Scalise suffered fractured bones, injured internal organs and severe bleeding when he was shot in the hip. The gunman was killed by law enforcement officers.

Authorities are looking for escaped Georgia inmates Ricky Dubose (left) and Donnie Russell Rowe.

2 Inmates Kill 2 Prison Bus Guards And Escape, Georgia Sheriff Says

A manhunt is underway in Putnam County, Ga. Two fugitives were on a prison bus Tuesday morning when they overpowered, disarmed and killed two guards.

Juvenile Great White Sharks Return To San Diego For Summer Season

Sightings of dorsal fins piercing the surfline along San Diego’s coastline are common this time of year. The mostly harmless juvenile great white sharks are attracted to the high abundances of fish, stingrays and warming waters.

New Jersey has been distributing baby boxes — cardboard containers that double as cribs or bassinets — to new parents since January. Maisha Watson is currently living in a motel outside Atlantic City, N.J., with her infant son, Solomon Murphy. With no room for a crib, Solomon sleeps in the baby box.

New mom Maisha Watson uses one of the 20,000 cardboard boxes given out so far in New Jersey. She's glad to have a safe spot for her son to sleep. But some question the boxes' safety and effectiveness.

Police ID San Diego Cop Who Fatally Shot Man In Hillcrest

The officer shot and killed the knife-wielding suspect Friday night in Hillcrest.

Children on the North Cape in Norway live in one of the top countries for kids, according to a Save the Children report. Norway is tied with Slovenia for the top spot.

The Best And Worst Places To Be A Kid

A new report delivers familiar — but important — data about the nature of childhood around the world.

Opana ER, a potent extended-release opioid, was approved by the FDA for pain management in 2006. But the agency says Endo's attempts to reformulate the pills to make them harder to crush, dissolve and inject have not been successful.

FDA Calls On Drugmaker To Pull A Powerful Opioid Off The Market

The Food and Drug Administration says abuse of the painkiller Opana ER has fueled an outbreak of HIV, hepatitis C and a serious blood disorder, though it was reformulated to try to reduce abuse.

Review: Steve Earle, 'So You Wannabe An Outlaw'

The alt-country godfather embraces his outlaw country roots.

This graph shows DUI arrests over the Christmas holiday for San Diego County and California from 2012 to 2015. The reporting period for 2013 was two days, while the reporting periods for 2012 and 2014 were five days, and 2015 was four days.

Fatalities, DUIs Down Over Christmas Weekend In San Diego County

From Christmas Eve at 6:01 p.m. to Sunday just before midnight, there were 42 arrests made on suspicion of DUI in San Diego County, compared to 62 in 2014.

Most Mass Shootings Are Smaller, Domestic Tragedies

The vast majority of gun deaths in America are either suicides or one-on-one shootings.

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