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U.S. authorities twice tried to deport a black man who was fatally shot by police in a San Diego suburb this week but his native Uganda refused to take him.

The details emerged Wednesday in the shooting of Alfred Olango, who was having an emotional breakdown over the recent death of his best friend, an attorney said.

Mayor Bill Wells identified Richard Gonsalves as the police officer who shot and killed Alfred Olango on Tuesday. Gonsalves was demoted last year amid sexual harassment allegations.

Gov. Chris Christie says one person was killed after a train approached the platform at a high rate of speed and crashed through barriers. The roof of Hoboken Terminal has partially collapsed.

Alfred Olango's mother, Pamela Benge, stood with her family at a news conference in San Diego on Thursday and addressed the fatal shooting of her son.

Jama Mohamed, who researches mental health issues in San Diego's community of East Africans, says grief, trauma and fear may have collided in an encounter with police.

Authorities have video footage showing Tuesday's fatal shooting by a police officer of Alfred Olango. But the video will not be made public because of a countywide policy announced less than two months ago.

NPR annotated the first presidential debate debate with fact check, analysis and context.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a muscular dystrophy drug despite deeply flawed evidence. Was the decision a dangerous precedent or flexible pragmatism reflecting patients' values?

An unidentified woman was struck near the intersection of Coast Boulevard and 15th Street around 5:40 a.m.