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Black motorist Jayland Walker was shot dozens of times last week by police in Akron, Ohio. Outrage has roiled the city, as protesters call for police officers to be held accountable.

New census figures indicate that Latinos account for half of America's population growth over the past five years. From the Deep South to the Northwest, Latino immigrants live and work, bringing their culture to small towns as well as big cities. The Anglo community has been very receptive.

The U.S. military confirms it is investigating a report that American troops killed Iraqi civilians in a Sunni village northwest of Baghdad. The news comes amid allegations that American Marines killed 24 unarmed civilians at Haditha.

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki planned to announce the last two Cabinet posts Sunday (Interior and Defense), but negotiations have stalled. The violence continues as well. Nineteen people, mostly high school students, were killed this morning when they were dragged from a bus and shot.

Commentator Peter Sagal mourns the loss of science fiction author Philip Jose Farmer. He says Farmer provided him with an important commodity when he was growing up: imaginary people. You can spend your whole life talking and playing with and beating up imaginary people. And from all accounts, many do. But Sagal also wonders if, like him, when they grow up and have to say farewell to childish things, they'll have nothing real to let go of.

Steve Inskeep talks to former FBI special agent Clint Watts about documents showing federal investigators were examining Michael Cohen's business dealings far before the FBI raided his house.

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have asked the Justice Department and FBI for documents ahead of what they said will be a series of investigations if Republicans retake the House.

The Twitter account for the Merriam-Webster dictionary put out a call asking people to share words in other languages that don't fully translate to English. People came through.

Winning the lottery is a dream to many. But if you were to possess a winning lottery ticket in reality, experts say there are a number of things you should do to protect yourself.

Israel's military says there is a "high possibility" one of its soldiers killed a Palestinian-American journalist in May. The victim's family is calling for an independent U.S. investigation.