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The entrance to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County is pictured in this undated photo.

New California group forms to aid inmates' return to society

The most populous U.S. state not surprisingly has the most people being released from its prisons and jails.

Kyle Rittenhouse pictured during a motion hearing at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Monday.

Prosecutors cannot call those shot by Kyle Rittenhouse 'victims.' But 'looters' is OK

The defense may also call them "arsonists," the judge ruled. The criminal trial of Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot and killed two protesters in Kenosha, Wis., begins next week.

Mourners visit a memorial outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in 2020, on the two-year anniversary of the Parkland shootings.

Gunman pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland school massacre

He entered his plea Wednesday after answering a long list of questions aimed at confirming his mental competency.

The Montalto and Hoyer families hold hands inside the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, during Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's guilty plea in the 2018 shootings. The Montalto's daughter, Gina Montalto, 14, and the Hoyer's son, Luke Hoyer, 15, were both killed in the massacre.

Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

The gunman's defense team is hoping to avoid the death penalty that prosecutors are seeking for the murders of 17 students and staff in Parkland, Fla.

British author Douglas Adams, left, and Nick Landau read Adams' book <em>The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy</em> in October 1979.

It's been 42 years since 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' answered the ultimate question

The first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity and why it's still relevant.

A makeshift memorial is seen outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, in Parkland, Fla., Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.

Attorney: Parkland shooter to plead guilty to school massacre

The lawyers on Friday said the guilty pleas will be entered next week.

A Zebra stands in the shade at the Los Angeles Zoo as a heat wave hits Los Angeles on Oct. 6, 2014.

A zebra that escaped from a Maryland farm has died, officials say

An investigation is underway to determine who set the snare trap that killed the zebra on a Maryland private property. The person who set the trap could face charges.

Space companies like Blue Origin are grabbing headlines with the promise of a new era of space tourism, mostly recently with the plan to send William Shatner to the edge of space. But unless you're lucky, space is still out of reach for most of the public.

William Shatner is bound for space, but the rest of us will have to wait

New space companies are touting space tourism. But so far the final frontier has been the playground of the rich or famous, plus a few everyday folks who had a bit of luck.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the House select committee hearing in July on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Rep. Schiff reveals impeachment regrets, tensions on Capitol Hill after insurrection

In a wide-ranging interview with NPR's Michel Martin, Rep. Adam Schiff discusses his regrets from President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial and his relationship with his GOP colleagues.

A newly arrived Afghan family stocks up on donated household items at a refugee resettlement office in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Newly arrived Afghans test a refugee resettlement system that's rebuilding on the fly

Northern Virginia is home to one of the largest Afghan communities in the U.S., making it a prime destination for new arrivals. One refugee organization is scrambling to prepare.

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