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Protesters sit in front of a police line in El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday night.

Roundtable: The Life And Death Of Alfred Olango

Alfred Olango was in distress, acting erratically. When the police arrived, he pointed an object at them and was shot and killed. These are the bare bones of a familiar and sad story which begs for clarification and analysis.

Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.

Texas Church Gunman Once Escaped From Mental Health Center

The gunman who carried out the massacre of 26 people at a small-town Texas church briefly escaped from a mental health center in New Mexico in 2012 and got in trouble for bringing guns onto a military base and threatening his superiors there, police reports indicate.

Blue Angels Soar Over Skies Of El Centro (Video)

The Navy's Blue Angels kicked off the first show of their 2014 season on Saturday to an enthusiastic crowd of thousands at the NAF El Centro Air Show. Most of the squad's 2013 season was cancelled due to sequestration budget cuts.

A view of University Avenue looking east from Fairmount Avenue in City Heights.

Outdoor International Food Market Coming To City Heights

A group of community organizations is turning a lot at El Cajon Boulevard and 44th Street into a future hub for local food vendors.

Concertina wire placed at the U.S.- Mexico border by U.S. military personnel, Nov. 16, 2018.

US Closes Busiest Mexico Border Crossing For Several Hours

The United States closed off northbound traffic for several hours at the busiest border crossing with Mexico to install new security barriers on Monday, a day after hundreds of Tijuana residents protested against the presence of thousands of Central American migrants.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the press in the newly inaugurated Cathedral of the Nativity Christ, east of Cairo, on Thursday.

Pompeo's Cairo Speech Is Met With Skepticism About Trump Policies

A former ambassador to Yemen, scholars and Muslim leaders question Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claims that the U.S. under Trump is a positive influence in the Middle East.

Binti's Story Is Finished — But Don't Expect Completion

Nnedi Okorafor winds up her saga of a spacefaring Himba girl from Earth in Binti: The Night Masquerade — but she's warned readers not to expect a neat conclusion, and the book bears out her warning.

People walk through Ain Issa, one of the camps that holds displaced Syrians as well as foreign wives of ISIS fighters and their children. Thousands of foreign women and children languish in shelters in northeastern Syria, unwanted by their home governments and with no clear future.

Foreign Wives And Children Of ISIS Are Held In Syria With Uncertain Future

Kurdish officials in northeastern Syria say they are holding 550 foreign women whom they captured after defeating ISIS, as well as about 1,200 foreign children.

Demonstrators shout slogans Friday in Madrid, a day after a court ordered the release on bail of five men sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually abusing a young woman at Pamplona's bull-running festival.

Protests Erupt In Spain As Men Held In 'Wolf Pack' Sex Assault Get Bail

Judges freed five men convicted of sexual abuse of an 18-year-old woman during Running of the Bulls festivities as they appeal the verdict. The move sparked a call for an overhaul of sex crimes laws.

A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Boulevard in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. China faced unprecedented criticism of its brutal repression of unarmed citizens demanding more freedoms. More recently, China has begun promoting its model of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" as the preferred path for advancing human rights.

Opinion: China's Long Game On Human Rights

China is taking a more confident and active role in the international human rights system, even as the United States pulls back, writes Ted Piccone of the Brookings Institution.

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