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John Van Dreal, director of safety and risk management for the Salem-Keizer Public Schools system in Salem, Ore., has intervened with more than 1,000 students in hopes of deterring violence. Of that group, he says, only one has gone on to be involved in a shooting — and only many years later.

When Teens Threaten Violence, A Community Responds With Compassion

After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 6, 2018.

Calls Grow To Delay Kavanaugh Vote After Accuser Goes Public

Senators from both parties called for a delay shortly after The Washington Post published a story naming the woman who says that Kavanaugh tried to sexually assault her when they were both teenagers.

Woman Sentenced To Life In Prison After 'Act Of Pure Evil' Acid Attack In U.K.

Berlinah Wallace had been found guilty of flinging sulfuric acid onto a man who had angered her for ending their relationship.

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'I Love You': How Much Do The Words Matter?

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts talk about the importance of those three little words, "I love you."

Body camera footage appears to show Officer Richard Pinheiro placing a can with drugs in a trash pile and returning later to seemingly discover it. A grand jury indicted him Tuesday.

Baltimore Police Officer Indicted On Charges Of Misconduct, Fabricating Evidence

A video released last summer showed the officer appearing to place drugs in a spot and then return to "discover" them.

A protester holds a photo of Stephon Clark during a Black Lives Matter protest in Sacramento on March 22, 2018.

No Criminal Charges For Sacramento Police Officers Who Fatally Shot Stephon Clark

Nearly a year after Sacramento police fatally shot Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed black man who died in his grandmother's backyard, DA Anne-Marie Schubert presented her office's findings on Saturday.

Shoppers look at televisions at a Walmart during Black Friday sales in 2012 in Quincy, Mass.

In Push For Convenience, Walmart Wants To Help Shoppers Assemble Furniture, Mount TVs

Walmart has partnered with the app Handy to link customers with home-services professionals. Major retail companies are in a big movement, trying to become more than just places that sell you things.

Hate Crime Charges Filed Against Man Who Harassed Woman Over Puerto Rico Flag Shirt

"If you're an American citizen, you should not be wearing that shirt in America," a man said to the woman in a Chicago park. A police officer who stood nearby and did not help has resigned.

Emile Cilliers, 38, was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison on two counts of attempted murder on Friday.

Former British Army Sergeant Sentenced After Parachute Murder Attempt Of Wife

Out of love and deeply in debt, he devised a plan: Make it so his wife would plunge to her death, cash in on her life insurance and run away with his new girlfriend. Except his wife survived.

The mother orca, known as J-35, pushes her dead calf to the surface last week off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The infant orca died shortly after its birth, but its mother has been observed carrying it with her in the days afterward.

After Calf's Death, Orca Mother Carries It For Days In 'Tragic Tour Of Grief'

What began as a moment of joy ended in tragedy when the infant died last week. Since then its mother has refused to let go, holding her child tightly in what experts call a moving expression of grief.

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